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    [Phrase]  | "under the counter" 


    1: by surreptitious means : in an illicit and private manner

    [Adjective]  | "un*der-the-count*er" | \ ˈən-dər-ṯẖə-ˈkau̇n-tər \


    1: surreptitious and usually irregular or illicit


    Origin: 1926 ;

     From the hiding of illicit wares under the counter of stores where they are sold;

    [Noun]  | "counter" 


    1: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective;


      * e.g., " ... strong moral guidance at home is the best counter to the pernicious allure of popular culture "



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    2: something that is as different as possible from something else;


      * e.g., " ... her version of the domestic dispute was almost the exact counter of what actually happened "



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     [ "under the counter" ]

    1: Also UTC.

      * e.g.,  ...  Melanotan 2 will never be sold in a pharmacy, but you will still be able to get it under the counter from various laboratories. 


     [ "under the counter" ]

    2:  Refers to the status of medications which are not available over the counter nor by prescription. They are often medications and new drugs that are neither FDA-approved nor illegal.

      * e.g.,  ...  When will they stop arresting people for selling cocaine and other under the counter drugs? 


     [ "under the counter" ]

    3:  Adj. Refers to the status of drugs that cannot be obtained with or without a prescription in a pharmacy. May be illegal drugs.

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