Etymology

tenuki

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Today it means: playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move. Full definition →

Japanese 手抜き
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from手抜き
  2. English todaytenuki

Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き (tenuki).

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