off-the-cuff

Definitions of off-the-cuff
  1. adjective
    with little or no preparation or forethought
    “an off-the-cuff toast”
    synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed
    unprepared
    without preparation; not prepared for
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