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Mcguffin
see synonyms of mcguffinNoun
1. macguffin, mcguffin
(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
Example Sentences:'the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Mcguffin
see synonyms of mcguffinnoun
an object or event in a book or a film that serves as the impetus for the plot
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