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Macguffin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: McGuffin
plural: Macguffins
possessive: Macguffin's
pluralpossessive: Macguffins'

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