gimmick
A trick or device used to attain some endA trick or device used to attain some end.
» That's a gimmick.
Это трюк.
Это хитрость.
Це хитрощі.
Це підступний трюк.
Meaning
4 sensesA trick or device used to attain some end.
The box had a gimmick to make the coin appear to vanish.
Kniff, Kunstgriff, Trick
трюкtrjuk
A ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction.
The contest was a gimmick to get people to sign up for their mailing list.
Aufhänger, Gag
уло́вкаulóvka, трюкtrjuk, ухищре́ниеuxiščrénije
A gimmick capacitor.
(Philippines)A night out with one's friends.
- any clever maneuver
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
Examples
10 sentencesThat's a gimmick.
Це хитрощі.
ruЭто трюк.
It's not a gimmick.
It isn't a gimmick.
These are just gimmicks.
This isn't a gimmick.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Unknown. Possibly a rough anagram of magic or from gimme.Unknown. Possibly a rough anagram of magic or from gimme.
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