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macguffin
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Noun macguffin has 1 sense
- macguffin(n = noun.cognition) mcguffin - (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films" is a kind of plot element
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