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MacGuffin



Mac·Guf·fin [ mə-ˈgə-fən]



MacGuffin   
noun
[mə-ˈgə-fən]
variants: or McGuffin

Definition of MacGuffin

: 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



First Known Use of MacGuffin

circa 1939, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for MacGuffin

coined by Alfred Hitchcock



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