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by Sca-ooter on January 20th, 2005

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Where did the phrase "on the spur of the moment" originate?

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  • by SiN667 on January 21st, 2005

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    A spur is used to urge a horse forward. Figuratively, the word signifies a stimulus or incentive. Something done on the spur of the moment is done without premeditation, the moment alone acting as the spur to action....little is known about its origin but it is said to have appeared in the the late 1700's

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