ババ抜き

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese

[edit]
 ババ抜き on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
ババ拔き (kyūjitai)
婆抜き

Etymology

[edit]

(baba, old lady) +‎ 抜き (-nuki, -less) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

ババ() or ババ() (babanuki

  1. (card games) old maid
    • 1991 June 15, Fumiko Takahashi, “(ばく)()(おう)(キング) [Gambling King King]”, in らんま½ [Ranma ½], volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 60–61:
      よかろう。(しゅ)(もく)は?
      Yokarō. Shumoku wa?
      Very well. What kinda game then?
      ババぬきや‼
      Babanuki ya‼
      Old maid!!