ad-lib, walk back, leaving-do, anything remotely funny

 “He has not done anything remotely funny”: our Bartleby columnist imagines what an honest leaving-do speech would sound like

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After Biden’s Fiery Speech, Nine Unscripted Words Reverberate By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Emily Cochrane Administration officials were forced to walk back the ad-lib that Russian President Vladimir V. Putin “cannot remain in power,” which captured the attention of foreign policy experts, lawmakers and allies. leaving-do Noun. leaving do (plural leaving dos) (colloquial, UK) A party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job. ad lib /adˈlɪb/ adverb 1. without previous preparation. "I spoke ad lib" Similar: impromptu extempore without preparation without rehearsal extemporaneously spontaneously offhand ad libitum off the cuff off the top of one's head on the spur of the moment just like that at the drop of a hat extemporaneous extemporary improvised improvisational improvisatory improvisatorial unprepared unarranged unplanned unrehearsed unscripted unpremeditated spontaneous on-the-spot off-the-cuff spur-of-the-moment Opposite: planned 2. as much and as often as desired. "the price includes meals and drinks ad lib" adjective 1. spoken or performed without previous preparation. "an ad-lib commentary" 2. occurring, used, or distributed as often as necessary or desired. "the pigs are fed on an ad-lib basis" verb speak or perform in public without previously preparing one's words. "Charles had to ad-lib because he'd forgotten his script" Similar: improvise extemporize speak impromptu make it up as one goes along think on one's feet take it as it comes speak off the cuff play it by ear busk it wing it noun a remark or speech made without previous preparation. "he came up with an apt ad lib"