навскидку
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Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
на (na) + вски́дку (vskídku, “a throwing/tossing up”, in the accusative case)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
навски́дку • (navskídku)
- (hunting, military, about shooting) offhand (quickly throwing up the gun and not leaning on anything with the elbows)
- це́литься навски́дку ― célitʹsja navskídku ― to aim offhand
- (figuratively, colloquial) off the top of one's head, offhand, without preparation, roughly, randomly