spitballed
Casually tossed suggestions
Spitballed is the past tense of spitball, meaning to throw out ideas quickly and casually without much concern for whether they're fully formed or practical.
The term comes from the wad of chewed paper kids flick at each other, suggesting something similarly rough and improvised.
We spitballed some concepts for the ad campaign but nothing stuck.
It's common in creative and business contexts where brainstorming happens fast and loose.
Relaxed, not official
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- looseNot firmly secured
- relaxedFree of stress
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
throwaway · floated · suggested · mentioned · bandied · riffed · mused · speculated
Forming mental concepts
- blue-skyUnrealistically speculative
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- think-tankExpert advisory organization
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
session · workshop · proposals · concepts · solutions · generate · strategy · divergent
Unplanned, unrehearsed
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
spontaneous · improvised · on-the-spot · ad-hoc · unscripted · winging · quick-and-dirty · rough
informal
Relaxed, not official
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- looseNot firmly secured
- relaxedFree of stress
offhand · throwaway · floated · suggested · mentioned · bandied · riffed · mused · speculated
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- blue-skyUnrealistically speculative
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- think-tankExpert advisory organization
whiteboard · session · workshop · proposals · concepts · solutions · generate · strategy · divergent · facilitate
off-the-cuff
Unplanned, unrehearsed
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
offhand · spontaneous · improvised · on-the-spot · ad-hoc · unscripted · winging · quick-and-dirty · rough · ballpark
spitballedcalculated
Figured out mathematically
researched · analyzed · studied · carefully considered · vetted
spitballedevidence-based
Supported by verified data
deliberated · vetted · scrutinized · workshopped · drafted