tenuki

Meanings

Noun

playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move.

Verb

To play elsewhere; to ignore the opponent's last move.
To shift one's attention away from an ongoing task; to change gears.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き.

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