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das Galgenmännchen  hangman (word game)

Die Ursprünge des Galgenmännchen-Spiels liegen im Dunkeln, es scheint jedoch in den Viktorianischen Zeiten enstanden zu sein.
The origins of the hangman game are obscure, however it seems to have come about during Victorian times.

Related: Other German words for "hangman": das Galgenraten, der Galgenmann, der Galgen ("gallows"), das Hängemännchen. A true hangman or executioner is der Henker (-).

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