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Mcguffin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
MacGuffin
plural
Mcguffins
possessive
Mcguffin's
pluralpossessive
Mcguffins'