MÄDIS—Ultrafemmes. [Variants: LADIES, LITTLE MEN, or SWEET MOMMIES.]
SHARPERS—Sexually aggressive but refined and socially well-positioned Bubis. Characterized by their androgynous “Diana” features. Exhibited a perverse taste for confused, working-class Mädis. A staple of lesbian romantic fiction. [Known as SCORPIONS in the Wilhelmian and Inflation periods.]
TADPOLES—Unattractive, career Bubis. Defined by their shapeless exteriors, mannish attire, and facial hair. Tadpole sexuality was often sublimated into progressive social causes and artistic pursuits.
Berlin Prostitute Types (Outdoors)
This list was in the book Voluptuous Panic The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin by Mel Gordon. It's a pretty interesting book filled with pictures and art work from the era, available on LibGen.
Berlin Prostitute Types (Outdoors)
BOOT-GIRLS—Identified by their furs and calf-length, Wilhelmian-era, black-leather boots or (after 1926) in shiny, patent leather versions. Lacquered gold, cobalt blue, brick, “poisonous” green, or maroon, the iridescent footwear indicated the Girl’s specialty. Freelance Dominas, they attracted frugal provincial German Suitors, who were led to nearby pensions. Estimated numbers (in 1930): 300-350.
GRASSHOPPERS—Lowly streetwalkers without “room money,” who serviced men in the corners of the Tiergarten and around Bülowplatz. [Ironic variant name: FRESH-AIR WOMEN.] Estimated numbers: 600.
GRAVELSTONES—Unattractive sex-workers on Oranienburgstrasse. Included women with missing limbs, hunchbacks, and other deformities. [Also known as WOODCHUCKS.] Estimated numbers: 400.