🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Lederbar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈleːdɐˌbaːɐ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Leather-bar/ˈlɛð.ər.bɑːr/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Lederbar ist ein bekannter Treffpunkt für die Szene."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A pub or nightclub that caters specifically to members of the leather subculture and BDSM community.

    "They spent Saturday evening socializing at a well-known leather-bar downtown."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'leather', referencing leather subculture and fetish fashion dating back to the mid-20th century, with 'bar', a drinking establishment. It emerged in urban gay communities during the 1950s and 1960s to describe specialized social spaces catering to motorcycle and leather subcultures.

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