off the bat

An American interpretation of the Irish saying "right off the cuff," which is to suggest action or understanding of something with immediate effect

I knew right off the bat you were Irish ie. I knew straight away you were Irish

by Shinners April 12, 2016

Off the bat

From the start

China got coronavirus right off the bat

by Hehehehe q May 9, 2020

right off the bat

at once, immediately
from the beginning

"Right off the bat, I could tell it was going to be a crazy night"

"Let's get out of here right off the bat"

by glammaniac September 8, 2009

Right off the bat

Immedietly or straight away

"I could tell something was wrong right off the bat"

"China got the coronavirus right off the bat"

by Madlad' May 5, 2020

Right off the bat

Very quickly,something that will last short.

Did you knew that a civil war that happened a long a time ago,lasted only 15 minutes?Totally right off the bat.

by Toa Pohatu April 20, 2017

national bite the head off a bat day

January 20th, the day the Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. Why don't you join him in the yearly feast.

Dude, did you know that it's national bite the head off a bat day?

No I didn't, I need to break into the bat roost to prepare the feast.

Ozzy didn't bite that bat for nothing you know!

by BatBiter99 May 22, 2023

How far off is the battleship?

A reference to the board game "Battleship", later digitized, when someone asks a question, or shooting a missile, and missing by "a bit".

J: "Is it less than 5?"

K: "Yeah, we'll say less than 5."

J: "dafuq Well how far off is the battleship?"

by spyhunter223 November 7, 2012