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Shoot the cuffs 

The term refers to the habit that some men had of flicking their wrists in order to show the cuffs of their sleeves, and the cufflinks. The phrase goes back to the days when celluloid collars and cuffs were the salesman's answer to the laundry problem when on the road. With the high-buttoned jackets of the period, the collar and cuffs were all that showed, and since celluloid could be wiped clean with a damp cloth, a shirt could be made to last a week.

Dandies would like to ostentationsly show their cuffs in a sudden and showy way.

It is also called "to shoot one's linen" in an unnecessary display of shirt cuff.
Watch Joe ishoot the cuffs/i before he goes up to that chick...that shit drops panties.
Shoot the cuffs by Balzy July 10, 2008

off the cuff 

spontaneous; done without any planning or rehearsing
the actors on the show "whose line is it anyway" are known for their ability to do comedy sketches off the cuff.
off the cuff by hipster March 25, 2004

collars match the cuffs 

Describing whether or not a chicks pubes matches her hair. usually asked by a buddy after learning of a casual sex encounter and asking for a vicarious image.

No, fucking way man. You banged that hot blond from the bar last night! But did her collars match the cuffs?

On the cuff 

To give to someone in exchange for an agreement of later payment, sometimes with a rate of interest attached.
Carlos got his ball of crack on the cuff because his dealer knew him to be such a faithful junkie.
On the cuff by TMG November 29, 2005

On the cuff 

I helped him clean up the shop, so the mechanic gave me an oil change on the cuff.
On the cuff by Griddle February 12, 2007

collar doesn't match the cuffs 

An idication that someone dies there hair. If their pubic hair isn't the same colour as their hair you use this.
john: wow her hair can't really be that colour can it?
Tom: No way collar doesn't match the cuffs