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off-the-cuff comment

[/ɔf ðə kʌf ˈkɑːment/]
nounpl: off-the-cuff comments
comentário improvisado
1. A spontaneous remark made without preparation or forethought; an unscripted or unrehearsed statement
His off-the-cuff comment during the interview surprised everyone.
Seu comentário improvisado durante a entrevista surpreendeu a todos.
2. A casual or informal statement made without careful consideration
She made an off-the-cuff comment that she later regretted.
Ela fez um comentário de improviso que depois lamentou.
NYC Slang
throwaway comment
Synonyms
impromptu remarkad-lib commentextemporaneous statementspur-of-the-moment commentcasual remark
Antonyms
prepared statementrehearsed commentcalculated remarkpremeditated statement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comentário improvisado
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
comentário de improviso
Alternative colloquial form
Portugal
comentário improvisado
Standard usage in European Portuguese
Portugal
observação de repente
Alternative but less common in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

speak off the cuff
off the top of one's head
without thinking
shoot from the hip
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