隠かくし男おとこ

noun

secret male lover

Archaic term for a man kept hidden as a lover, often in historical or literary contexts. Modern equivalents include 隠し恋人 or 秘密の恋人.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの物もの語がたりには、しばしば隠かくし男おとこが登とう場じょうする。

  In stories from the Edo period, a secret male lover often appears.