MACGUFFIN


Meaning of MACGUFFIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Mc·Guf·fin mə-ˈgə-fən

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.