for the hell of it
Just because, why not
For the hell of it means without any practical reason or purpose—just because you feel like it.
The phrase suggests acting on impulse or whim rather than necessity: I wasn't hungry, but I ordered dessert for the hell of it.
Sometimes intensified to for the sheer hell of it.
The milder for the heck of it substitutes in polite company.
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- prankingPlaying harmless tricks
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- carefreenessFreedom from anxiety
- curiosityDesire to learn
amusement · impulse · on a whim · no reason · spur of the moment · on impulse · improvising · for kicks · for fun · boldness · irreverence · spontaneity · adventuring · nonchalance · caprice · why not · mischievousness · frivolity
for the hell of itdeliberately
Done with intention
purposefully · by design · intentionally · strategically · calculatedly
for the hell of itunder compulsion
Not by choice
perforce · reluctantly · under pressure · duty-bound · forced to
hell, hellish, hellishly, hells, hellfire, hellhole, hellbound