on a lark

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on a lark

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  1. idiomatic In a frolicky or frivolous manner; on a whim. When you meet the girl who wouldn't et cetera you will tell her that your are slumming, visiting your own six A.M. Lower East Side of the soul on a lark, stepping nimbly between the piles of garbage to the gay marimba rhythms in your head.

    Similar: on a whim

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@misc{on_a_lark_2026,
  title = {on a lark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20a%20lark},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}