nutmeg (in soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
Colloquial sports term for passing or hitting a ball between an opponent's legs.
He nutmegged his opponent.
He hit a through-the-legs shot in tennis.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also used.
Compound of 股 (また, 'crotch, groin') and 抜き (ぬき, noun form of 抜く, 'to pass through, pull out'). Literally 'passing through the crotch'.