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MCGUFFIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does McGuffin mean?
• MCGUFFIN (noun)
The noun MCGUFFIN has 1 sense:
1. (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
Familiarity information: MCGUFFIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
MacGuffin; McGuffin
Context example:
the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films
Hypernyms ("McGuffin" is a kind of...):
plot element (a component or element of the plot of a story)
Domain category:
celluloid; cinema; film (a medium that disseminates moving pictures)
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