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    [Adverb]  | "off*hand" | \ ˈȯf-ˈhand \


    1: without premeditation or preparation : extempore


    Origin: 1680 ;

    [Adjective]  | "offhand" 


    1: casual, informal

    2: done or made offhand


    Origin: circa 1668 ;

    [Adjective]  | "offhand" 


    1: made or done without previous thought or preparation;


      * e.g., " ... an offhand comment that later caused the politician much embarrassment "





     [ "offhand" ]

    1: To know something `offhand`: without having to refer to a source.

      * e.g.,  ... PersonA: Hey, do you by chance know offhand who's going to be teaching physics this semester? 

     [ "Offhanded" ]

    1: Something done without thinking.

      * e.g.,  ... "Honey I didn't need that Offhanded reply to my serious question! 


     [ "Offhanded" ]

    2: Doing or saying the first thing

      * e.g.,  ... Should I get an Xbox360 or the PS3?" 


     [ "Offhanded" ]

    3: that pops into your mind.

     [ "offhanded comment" ]

    1: A comment made without thinking.

      * e.g.,  ... Example of an Offhanded Comment 

     [ "offhand jack" ]

    1: An individual that jerks off utilizing their lesser used hand. Term can also be used to describe the action of utilizing one’s off-hand for such.

      * e.g.,  ... “Sleepy stranger?” I prefer not to sit on my arm, but I have always been one for an offhand Jack. 

     [ "Offhand" ]

    1: Offhand was a family of axe killers no one ever caught.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't cross the offhands 

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