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off-the-cuff

  [awf-thuh-kuhf, of-]
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–adjective
with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
Origin:
1940–45
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cuff

1  [kuhf]
–noun
1. a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
2. a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg.
3. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist.
4. a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.
5. an elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking.
6. a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish.
7. a handcuff.
8. Anatomy. a bandlike muscle or group of muscles encircling a body part.
9. Furniture. a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg.
10. Medicine/Medical. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.
–verb (used with object)
11. to make a cuff or cuffs on: to cuff a pair of trousers.
12. to put handcuffs on.
—Idioms
13. off the cuff, Informal.
a. extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment.
b. unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff.
14. on the cuff, Slang.
a. with the promise of future payment; on credit.
b. without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME cuffe mitten; perh. akin to OE cuffie cap < ML cuphia coif
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cuff 1   (kŭf)   
n.  

    1. A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.

    2. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.

  2. The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.

  3. The band at the top of a sock.

  4. The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.

  5. A handcuff.

  6. Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.

tr.v.   cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs

  1. To form a cuff or cuffs on.

  2. To put handcuffs on.


[Middle English cuffe, mitten.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
cuff

  1. tv.
    to put a charge on one's bill. : Would you cuff this for me, please?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cuff  (v.)
"hit," 1530, perhaps from Sw. kuffa "to thrust, push."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cuff
Pronunciation: 'k&f
Function: noun
1 : an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of bloodthrough the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer
2 : an anatomical structure shaped like a cuff; especially : ROTATOR CUFF cuff avulsion —Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cuff (kŭf)
n.

  1. A bandlike structure encircling a part.

  2. An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

off the cuff

Impromptu, 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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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