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1
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Phrase(s): for the hell of it Go to for the devil of it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2
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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.
American Heritage Idioms