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for the heck of it

for the heck of it is the alternative form of for the hell of it.

Meaning of for the hell of it

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, mildly, vulgar) For no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; or to relieve boredom.
    • There's no big unrest; we're having a revolution just for the hell of it.

Questions about for the heck of it

What is for the heck of it the alternative form of?
For the heck of it is the alternative form of for the hell of it.

Words near for the heck of it in the dictionary

  1. for the foreseeable
  2. for the fuck of it
  3. for the fun of it
  4. for the Gipper
  5. for the gods
  6. for the heck of it
  7. for the hell of it
  8. for the high jump
  9. for the land's sake
  10. for the land's sake alive
  11. for the land's sakes

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