Macguffin
nounid
91366·updated May 18, 2026verified
(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- McGuffin
- plural
- Macguffins
- possessive
- Macguffin's
- pluralpossessive
- Macguffins'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
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