навскидку
Russian
editEtymology
editна (na) + вски́дку (vskídku, “a throwing/tossing up”, in the accusative case)
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editнавски́дку • (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