for the hell of it

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Radiohead last played live in 2018, but drummer Philip Selway confirmed in an Instagram post on the band's official account on Wednesday that they got back together "to rehearse, just for the hell of it" last year.

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There’s Preston Lunn of San Bernardino, whose wife reluctantly let him take a long-distance shot at reaching someone at the phone, a call he made “just for the hell of it, just to see what happens.”

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Just for the hell of it, we started putting out, like, 20 chapter tweets about the Supreme Court, essentially an essay in Twitter form.

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He wants people to believe he’s all man, but he views his manhood as something that everyone wants to steal from him just for the hell of it.

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“It’s clear that at least some of the flies are engaging in this locomotor behavior just for the hell of it.”

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