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macguffin
World English Dictionary
McGuffin
or
MacGuffin
(məˈɡʌfɪn)
—
n
an object or event in a book or a film that serves as the impetus for the plot
[C20: coined (c. 1935) by Sir Alfred
Hitchcock
]
MacGuffin
or
MacGuffin
—
n
[C20: coined (c. 1935) by Sir Alfred
Hitchcock
]
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