MACGUFFIN


Meaning of MACGUFFIN in English

or McGuffin noun Etymology: coined by Alfred Hitchcock Date: circa 1939 an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance

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