Antonyms for on the cuff


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : kuhf
Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒf


Definition of on the cuff

Origin :
  • "bottom of a sleeve," mid-14c., cuffe "hand covering, mitten, glove," perhaps somehow from Medieval Latin cuffia "head covering," of uncertain origin. Sense of "band around the sleeve" is first attested 1520s; sense of "hem of trousers" is 1911. Off the cuff "extemporaneously" is 1938 American English colloquial, suggesting an actor or speaker reading from notes jotted on his shirt sleeves rather than learned lines. Cuff links is from 1897.
  • As in on the house : adj for free
  • As in beholden : adj indebted
  • As in free : adj without charge
  • As in credit : noun deferred payment arrangement; assets

Synonyms for on the cuff

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