Definition of off-the-cuff
: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal off-the-cuff remarks
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Synonyms & Antonyms for off-the-cuff
Synonyms
- ad hoc,
- ad-lib,
- down and dirty,
- extemporaneous,
- extemporary,
- extempore,
- impromptu,
- improvisational,
- improvised,
- offhand,
- offhanded,
- snap,
- spur-of-the-moment,
- unconsidered,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unrehearsed,
- unstudied
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The first known use of off-the-cuff was in 1936
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