It is believed to be derived in the middle of the 20th Century when Americans started usingthis expression. Thoughts come from your brain which is in the top of your head. So if you blurt out facts quickly without having to think about them, then you are talking 'off the top of your head.'
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What does off the top of your head mean?
If you say something "off the top of your head," it just means you have not really thought carefully about it or rehearsed it or anything. You're just saying the first things that come to mind.
What province did chocolate labs originate from?
The originate from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada BTW I can't believe no one knew this I'm 12 and I knew this off the top of my head
Do you say Off the top of their head or Off the top of their heads?
Off the top of their headS because they are plural. Multiple people have more than one head...
Can you start a sentence with the word off?
Off the top of my head, I believe that I can.
What is the anagram for wander?
Off the top of my head: warden
What is 1.65 times 6?
9.9 off the top of my head
What rhymes with Zinfandel?
Off the top of my head: kid who fell
Where on the head do Jews wear the kippah?
On the top of the head. (Anywhere else it would fall off).
What is the meaning of top of your head?
"Off the top of your head" means you just take the first answer that comes to your mind without looking anything up. If you're guessing, you'd say, "Off the top of my head, about 3,000 people were killed in the Great Earthquake of San Francisco," for example.
What is a antonym for impact?
Off the top of my head, 'absorb' comes to mind...
What stuff is made out of nickel?
Well off the top of my head, a nickel
What does a sun stone evlove?
off the top of my head gloom and sunkern
How did father Hemingway die?
He blew the top of his head off with a shotgun.
How to you freestyle rap?
Come up with rhymes off the top of your head
What rhymes with taming?
Shaming, blaming, claiming off the top of my head.
How do you get rid of split ends on top of your head?
Chop it all off!!!
What is 1 percent of 26?
0.026 off the top of my head, but do Google that!
What are some penitleys of ice hockey?
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Where was the plaque saying 'King of Jews' placed on Jesus Christ's cross?
On the top, above his head.
In twilight who are all the teachers?
Off the top of my head I know Mr.Banner is one
What can you name your dog?
anything, whether it be symbolic or something off the top of your head.
What area of Europe was excluded from the Reformation?
JUst off the top of my head...THe Vatican...
What are girls names begining with j?
one off the top of my head is jessie...
How do you replace the lifters in a V8?
take off the bolts at the top of the piston head
What is the Name of A french city that starts with a?
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