English Explanatory Dictionary

tenuki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move.
verb
  1. To play elsewhere; to ignore the opponent's last move.
  2. To shift one's attention away from an ongoing task; to change gears.

Pronunciation

/tɛˈnuːki/

Word forms

tenuki tenukis tenukiing tenukied

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き (tenuki).

Related words

intermezzo zwischenzug
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