English Dictionary

under the counter

副詞

Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent).

日本語の意味

店内でレジやカウンターの下に隠して、不正に、または規制に反して密かに行われる取引や、非公式に売買される商品（例えば、成人向け雑誌など）のことを指す表現

The newsagent sold the explicit magazines under the counter to regular customers who asked discreetly.

その新聞屋は、常連客がこっそり頼むと、カウンターの下に隠しておいたアダルト雑誌を密かに売っていた。

意味（1）

Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent).

Oh, yeah, I remember, you mean about me not trying to sell from under the counter?

more under the counter （ comparative ）

most under the counter （ superlative ）