adj. with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed; extemporaneous; offhand. his off-the-cuff remarks offended many people; an off-the-cuff toast Syn. -- ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, unpremeditated, unrehearsed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[ぶらさがりしゅざい, burasagarishuzai] (n) doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response