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gimmick
[ gim-ik ]
noun
- an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a concealed, usually devious aspect or feature of something, as a plan or deal:
An offer that good must have a gimmick in it somewhere.
- a hidden mechanical device by which a magician works a trick or a gambler controls a game of chance.
- Electronics Informal. a capacitor formed by intertwining two insulated wires.
verb (used with object)
- to equip or embellish with unnecessary features, especially in order to increase salability, acceptance, etc. (often followed by up ):
to gimmick up a sports car with chrome and racing stripes.
verb (used without object)
- to resort to gimmickry, especially habitually.
gimmick
/ ˈɡɪ³¾Éª°ì /
noun
- something designed to attract extra attention, interest, or publicity
- any clever device, gadget, or stratagem, esp one used to deceive
- a device or trick of legerdemain that enables a magician to deceive the audience
Derived Forms
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- ˈ²µ¾±³¾³¾¾±³¦°ì°ù²â, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ²µ¾±³¾î€ƒm¾±³¦°ì·²â adjective
- un·²µ¾±³¾î€ƒm¾±³¦°ì·²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gimmick1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gimmick1
Example Sentences
“But pretty soon we abandoned that idea because it’s a one-joke gimmick.â€
Some of the more traditional among you may disregard social media followings as a bit of a gimmick.
There’s a catch, a gimmick even, as De Niro stars opposite himself, playing both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two notorious real-life Italian American mafiosi who have inspired many movies and documentaries.
Ulmer realizes that those in the food space may view the Gallery as something of a gimmick.
She accused the last Conservative government of failing to strengthen border enforcement as fast as European countries and focussing on "failed gimmicks".
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