noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Used for creating outlines in fonts or physically removing the inside of something.
このフォントは中抜き文字でデザインされています。
This font is designed with outlined characters.
大根の中抜
Hollow out the daikon radish and stuff it.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
cutting out the middleman; dealing directly
Refers to eliminating intermediaries in business or transactions.
中抜きの取引でコストを削減しました。
We reduced costs by dealing directly without middlemen.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
skinning the cat
Gymnastics term for pulling oneself up and over a bar.
体操の練習で中抜きを何度も繰り返した。
I practiced skinning the cat over and over in gymnastics training.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
subcontracting with a kickback
Colloquial term for passing work to a subcontractor while taking a cut.
あの会社は中抜きで儲けているらしい。
That company seems to make money by subcontracting and taking kickbacks.