HyperDic: mcguffin

English > 1 sense of the word *McGuffin*:
NOUN	cognition	McGuffin, MacGuffin	(film) a plot element that catches / catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot

McGuffin > pronunciation
Sounds	mahgah'fahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *McGuffin*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	(film) a plot element that catches / catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot.
Synonym	MacGuffin
Category	film, cinema, celluloid	A medium that disseminates moving pictures
Broader	plot element	A component or element of the plot of a story
Catalan	MacGuffin, McGuffin