dried small fish for stock
Specifically small dried fish like sardines used to make dashi. Often used in cooking contexts.
See also: 煮干し
Soak the dried fish in water and then heat it to get a good stock.
money mule; withdrawer in scam
Slang term for a person who withdraws cash in a bank transfer scam. Part of a criminal ring.
In the bank transfer scam, the money mule withdrew cash from the ATM.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes seen in informal contexts.
Compound of 出し (dashi, 'stock' or 'withdrawing') and 子 (ko, 'small thing' or 'person'). The cooking sense is literal; the slang sense is a metaphorical extension.