rhyme off

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rhyme off (third-person singular simple present rhymes off, present participle rhyming off, simple past and past participle rhymed off)

1. (chiefly Canada, idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly.
   • 1944 January 8, “Talk of the Town”, in Toronto Daily Star, Canada, page 11:

     Say, that was quite a list of expenses Heffering rhymed off.

   • 1977 September 1, “Businessmen get involved with Riverdale students”, in North Shore News, Canada, retrieved 24 July 2009, page 15:

     However, she rhymed off a list of high achievers and well-known personalities who were known to suffer from learning disabilities.

   • 2008 January 4, Jane Armstrong, “Is life any better in Georgia, ‘beacon of democracy’?”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 24 July 2009:

     Sitting in an armchair beside a blazing fire in a community centre, Mr. Saakashvili rhymed off a list of his government's accomplishments.

2. (African-American Vernacular, hip hop, transitive) To rap over (a piece of music).

   He rhymed off that Lionel Richie song.

3. (transitive) To make up rhymes concerning (a subject).

   She rhymed off the girl's toys to entertain her.

• rattle off, reel off