"for the heck of it" meaning in English

See for the heck of it in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for the heck of it.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the heck of it, {{en-PP}} for the heck of it
  1. Alternative form of for the hell of it Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: for the hell of it
    Sense id: en-for_the_heck_of_it-en-prep_phrase-0OrKvgm6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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