adjective
Not prepared in advance; impromptu: an off-the-cuff remark.
off-the-cuff
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu.
- He made a few off-the-cuff remarks before launching into his prepared speech.
Origin
From the prepositional phrase off the cuff.
Prepositional phrase
- In an off-the-cuff manner.
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