off-the-cuff
[ awf-th uh-kuhf, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈkʌf, ˈɒf- /
adjective
with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
Origin of off-the-cuff
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby off-the-cuff
off-site,
off-speed,
off-street,
off-the-board,
off-the-books,
off-the-cuff,
off-the-face,
off-the-job,
off-the-peg,
off-the-rack,
off-the-record