noun
Rare German-derived loanword for 'singer'; not in common modern use. The standard Japanese word is 歌手 (かしゅ).
from German Singer
戦前の学生の間では、ジンゲルという言葉が歌手を指す隠語として使われた。
Before the war, the word ジンゲル was used among students as slang for a singer.
noun
Obsolete student slang from before WWII; used to refer to a geisha. Not used in modern Japanese.
「ジンゲル」は戦前の学生が芸者を指して使った隠語で、今では全く使われない。
ジンゲル was a slang term used by pre-war students to refer to geisha, and is completely obsolete today.