"for the hell of it" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for the hell of it.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the hell of it, {{en-PP}} for the hell of it
  1. (idiomatic) For no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; or to relieve boredom. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: for the fuck of it, for the heck of it, for the sake of it

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for for the hell of it meaning in English (2.1kB)

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