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off-the-cuff
off-the-cuff (ôf′thə-kŭf′, ŏf′-)adj. Not prepared in advance; impromptu: an off-the-cuff remark.off-the-cuff adj informal (of a remark) made without being prepared or thought about in advance off′-the-cuff′
adj. with little or no preparation; impromptu. [1940] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | off-the-cuff - with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsedunprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson |
off-the-cuffadjectiveInformal. 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.Translationsoff-the-cuff
off the cuffCasually and spontaneously; without planning or preparation. Often hyphenated. I didn't have time to organize my thoughts, so I just spoke off the cuff. The senator has become known for making off-the-cuff remarks that create controversy.See also: cuff, offoff-the-cuffFig. spontaneous; without preparation or rehearsal. Her remarks were off-the-cuff, but very sensible. I'm not very good at making speeches off-the-cuff.off the cuffImpromptu, 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] See also: cuff, offoff-the-cuff COMMON An off-the-cuff remark, speech or decision is one that was not planned or thought about before. I'm sorry — I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark. She delivered a brilliant off-the-cuff speech completely without notes. This wasn't just an off-the-cuff decision. Note: If you say something off the cuff, you say it without planning it or thinking about it. Eisenman was speaking off the cuff, and it's possible that my tape recorder did not catch every last word. His remarks — apparently made off-the-cuff — have raised a storm of protest. Note: One explanation for this expression is that after-dinner speakers used to write notes on the cuffs of their shirts, to remind them of what to say. Another explanation is that in the early days of cinema, directors sometimes wrote notes on their cuffs during the filming of a scene, to remind them of what they wanted to say to the actors. off the cuff without preparation. informal This expression refers to impromptu notes made on a speaker's shirt cuffs as an aid to memory.See also: cuff, offˌoff the ˈcuff without previous thought or preparation: I don’t know how you can stand up and give an after-dinner speech off the cuff like that. ♢ an off-the-cuff remarkThis expression refers to the fact that in the past, people sometimes used to write notes on their cuffs (= the end of a shirt sleeve at the wrist) to remind them what to say when they were speaking in public, etc.See also: cuff, off off the cuff In an extemporaneous or informal manner.See also: cuff, offoff the cuffExtemporaneously, impromptu. This term allegedly comes from the practice of after-dinner speakers making notes for a speech on the cuff of their shirtsleeve at the last minute, as opposed to preparing a speech well beforehand. It originated in America in the 1930s. See also off the top of one's head. See also: cuff, offEncyclopediaSeecuffoff-the-cuff
Related to off-the-cuff: in the first place, catch up, take into account, the likes of, lined up, declasseSynonyms for off-the-cuffadj spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- impromptu
- improvised
- offhand
- snap
- spur-of-the-moment
- unrehearsed
Synonyms for off-the-cuffadj with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- impromptu
- offhand
- offhanded
- unrehearsed
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