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for the hell of it

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(just) for the hell of it

(spoken)

without having any particular reason or purpose (just) for the heck of it Just for the hell of it, I bought tickets to tonight's concert.

See also: hell, of

(just) for the hell of it

  (informal)

if you do something for the hell of it, you do it only because you want to, or because you think it is funny I decided to dye my hair bright green, just for the hell of it.

See also: hell, of

for the hell of it

Also, for the heck of it; just for the hell of it. For no particular reason; on a whim. For example, We drove by the old place just for the hell of it. In the first variant, heck is a euphemism for hell. [First half of 1900s] Also see for fun, def. 2.

See also: hell, of

for the hell of it

verb

See for the devil of it

See also: hell, of

for the hell of it

For no particular reason; on a whim: walked home by the old school for the hell of it.

See also: hell, of