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for the devil of it

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for the devil of it

 and for the heck of it; for the hell of it

because it is slightly evil; for no good reason. (Use caution with hell.) The kids broke the window just for the devil of it. We just drove over for the heck of it.

See also: devil, of

for the devil of it

and for the heck of it and for the hell of it

mod. because it is slightly evil; for no good reason. (Use caution with hell.) The kids broke the window just for the devil of it. I painted the garage blue, just for the heck of it.

See also: devil, of