no-huddleadj.n.
/ˌnəʊˈhʌdl/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈhəd(ə)l/ American Football.
A. adj.
Designating a move that is performed rapidly, without prior conferring by the team. Chiefly in no-huddle offence.
ΚΠ
1958 Washington Post 12 Oct. c1/1 He didn't think up Blaik's radical no-huddle tactic for the lonesome end.
1962 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. v. 1/7 Wisconsin tied the score in the second period when Ron Vanderkelen passed 47 yards to Ron Smith on a ‘no huddle’ play.
1979 Washington Post 28 Oct. d6/6 UDC's Charles Chisley ran 47 yards on the game's first play from scrimmage, a trick no-huddle play.
1990 Sports Illustr. 8 Oct. 33/3 On Auburn's first possession of the quarter, White went into a no-huddle offense.
1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 19 Oct. 64/5 Kent Graham, calling the plays in the no-huddle attack, completed 15-of-21 passes for 183 yards.
B. n.
A move conducted in this way.
ΚΠ
1984 State-Times (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 11 Oct. 12 d/3 The no-huddle gives us 25 extra seconds... Besides, the defense doesn't have time to make adjustments—unless they call a timeout.
1993 Chicago Tribune 29 Jan. iv. 5/3 What benefit is it to the Bears if Wannstedt constructs the defense that stops the Buffalo no-huddle.
2000 N.Y. Post 16 Nov. 73/3 Testaverde [sc. the quarterback] was asked if he would like to start the game with the no-huddle.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1958