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GIMMICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gimmick mean? 

GIMMICK (noun)
  The noun GIMMICK has 3 senses:

1. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evidentplay

2. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownplay

3. any clever maneuverplay

  Familiarity information: GIMMICK used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIMMICK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

catch; gimmick

Context example:

it sounds good but what's the catch?

Hypernyms ("gimmick" is a kind of...):

drawback (the quality of being a hindrance)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

doodad; doohickey; doojigger; gimmick; gismo; gizmo; gubbins; thingamabob; thingamajig; thingmabob; thingmajig; thingumabob; thingumajig; thingummy; whatchamacallit; whatchamacallum; whatsis; widget

Context example:

there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use

Hypernyms ("gimmick" is a kind of...):

stuff (miscellaneous unspecified objects)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Any clever maneuver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

device; gimmick; twist

Context example:

a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen

Hypernyms ("gimmick" is a kind of...):

maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gimmick"):

mnemonic (a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall)

fast one; trick (a cunning or deceitful action or device)


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