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spur-of-the-moment

spur-of-the-moment adjective: spontaneous; impromptu.

Adjective

spur-of-the-moment

  1. (idiomatic) Spontaneous; impromptu.
    • It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy the car.

Origin of spur-of-the-moment

See spur of the moment.

Questions about spur-of-the-moment

What does spur-of-the-moment mean?
Spur-of-the-moment means spontaneous; impromptu.
What part of speech is spur-of-the-moment?
Spur-of-the-moment is an adjective.

Words near spur-of-the-moment in the dictionary

  1. spur of the moment
  2. spur on
  3. spur-heeled
  4. spur-leather
  5. spur-leathers
  6. spur-of-the-moment
  7. spur-rial
  8. spur-rials
  9. spur-royal
  10. spur-royals
  11. spur-ryal

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