Tenuki

Tenuki (手抜き?) is a Japanese go term also commonly used among Western players. It describes ignoring a local sequence on the board in order to play elsewhere. The maneuver is related to the concepts of sente, or taking the initiative, and gote, deferring to the opponent by responding to the last play. A player will tenuki when he feels that his opponent's last move does not pose an urgent threat, and he judges that playing elsewhere would be to his advantage.