Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き (tenuki).

Noun

tenuki (plural tenuki)

1. not adhering to procedure; skipping steps; cutting corners

2. (go, shogi) playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move

3. act of cutting corners

See also

• intermezzo

• zwischenzug

Verb

tenuki (third-person singular simple present tenukis, present participle tenukiing, simple past and past participle tenukied)

1. (intransitive) To play elsewhere; to ignore the opponent's last move.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention away from an ongoing task; to change gears.