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gimmick meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of gimmick at MeaningMonkey.org. gimmick meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.GIMMICK noun
Definition of gimmick (noun)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
- synonyms: catch
- something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
- synonyms: doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
- any clever maneuver
Source: Princeton University Wordnet