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What does on a whim mean?

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Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) without thinking seriously about the consequences.
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As a result, I picked it up last week on a whim, when i needed to spend a few extra Euro to make the most of a credit note.
I suppose one of the plus sides to being single now is that if I fancy take-out I can order it on a whim.
The owners, Gregory and Celeste Shade, bought the huge, rambling house on Brookover Street more or less on a whim.
But I don't think they could change it on a whim or for any frivolous reason.
In this day and age people are too intelligent to agree with carpet-bombing a few countries on a whim.
Apparently on a whim, Wonka suddenly decides to reopen his doors to five children.

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