spur-of-the-mo|ment

spur-of-the-mo|ment
spur-of-the-mo|ment «SPUR uhv thuh MOH muhnt», adjective.
made or occurring suddenly, without deliberation: »

to deal with a crisis in a spur-of-the-moment decision. Most women say they do only spur-of-the-moment buying (New York Times).


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