Tsuma Ni Dammatte Sokubaikai -

In the vast lexicon of Japanese subculture slang, there are phrases that are cute, phrases that are rebellious, and phrases that are painfully honest. Then there is "Tsuma ni dammatte sokubaikai" (妻に黙って即売会) —a ten-syllable mouthful that translates literally to "The sales event (doujinshi convention) without telling my wife."

And then he goes home, hides his purchases at the bottom of a briefcase or behind the water heater, and deletes the browser history. A foreign observer might ask: Why keep it a secret? It’s just a convention. tsuma ni dammatte sokubaikai

If you hear someone use this phrase, do not just laugh. Ask them: What are you really hiding? In the vast lexicon of Japanese subculture slang,