ババ

rum baba; baba au rhum

ババ臭い

ババくさい

old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish

抜き

ぬき

without, not including, dispensed with

ババを引く

ばばをひく

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)

抜き書き

ぬきがき

extract, excerpt

引き抜き

ひきぬき

hiring from another company, recruitment, scouting, headhunting

吹き抜き

ふきぬき

stairwell, atrium

書き抜き

かきぬき

extract, excerpt

抜き足

ぬきあし

stealthy footsteps

抜き手

ぬきて ぬきで

overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

背抜き

せぬき

unlined in the back

抜き型

ぬきがた ぬきかた

cutter (e.g. cookie cutter), punching die

ガス抜き

ガスぬき

degassing, gas drainage, gas venting, punching down (dough)

手抜き

てぬき

omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping

渋抜き

しぶぬき

removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)

足抜き

あしぬき

geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans

毛抜き

けぬき けぬきき

(hair) tweezers, nippers

栓抜き

せんぬき

bottle opener, corkscrew

骨抜き

ほねぬき

boned (e.g. fish, etc.)