off-the-cuff
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off-the-cuff
(ôf'THə-kŭf', ŏf'-)
adj.
Not prepared in advance; impromptu: an off-the-cuff remark.
adj.
Not prepared in advance; impromptu: an off-the-cuff remark.
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off-the-cuff
adjective
- Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed. See prepared/unprepared.
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off the cuff
Impromptu, extemporaneous, as in His speech was entirely off the cuff. This term supposedly alludes to the practice of speakers making last-minute notes on the cuff of a shirtsleeve. [1930s]
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