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for the devil of it definition


and for the heck of it; for the hell of it
  1. mod.
    because it is slightly evil; for no good reason. (Use caution with hell.) : The kids broke the window just for the devil of it. , I painted the garage blue, just for the heck of it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hell definition


  1. n.
    trouble. (Use caution with hell. Common colloquial, but with a few restrictions. One would not expect middle-class children to use this at home. See the complete list of all entries with hell in the Index of Hidden Key Words. Hell as a destination is not considered slang or colloquial. Hell as a curse is colloquial.) : I went through all sorts of hell to get this done on time.
  2. exclam.
    Damn! (Usually Hell! Use caution with hell.) : Oh, hell. I'm late.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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for the hell of it

Also, for the heck 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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