"for the hell of it" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for the hell of it.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the hell of it, {{en-PP}} for the hell of it
  1. (idiomatic, mildly vulgar) For no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; or to relieve boredom. Tags: idiomatic, mildly, vulgar Synonyms: for the fuck of it, for the heck of it, for the sake of it
    Sense id: en-for_the_hell_of_it-en-prep_phrase-Xo5eLPP9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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