heck

for the devil of it and for the heck of it; for the hell of it

because it is slightly evil; for no good reason. (Use caution with hell.) The kids broke the window just for the devil of it. We just drove over for the heck of it.

See also: devil

What the heck!

Inf. It doesn't matter! (Often with the force of an exclamation.) Oh, what the heck! Come on in. It doesn't matter. Oh, what the heck! I'll have another beer. Nobody's counting.

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(just) for the heck of it  (American & Australian)

if you do something for the heck of it, you do it only because you want to or because you think it is funny They spent the afternoon phoning different numbers and talking to strangers - just for the heck of it.

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(just) for the heck of it (spoken)

without having any particular reason or purpose (just) for the hell of it Let me explain this another way, just for the heck of it.

a heck of a somebody/something

a surprisingly good person or thing a hell of a somebody/something It's a heck of a deal from a business standpoint. He's a great teacher, and besides that, he's a heck of a nice guy.

a heck of a something

a very difficult activity or bad thing a hell of a something We have a heck of a time putting the day's news into a half-hour program. That was a heck of a present – why would anyone think you wanted such an ugly painting?

a heck of a lot of something

a large amount of something a hell of a lot of something You've spent a heck of a lot of money on that thing.

See also: lot