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1. gimmick - noun

· a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"

Synonym(s): catch

Hypernym(s): drawback




2. gimmick - noun

· something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

Synonym(s): doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget

Hypernym(s): stuff




3. gimmick - noun

· any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

Synonym(s): device, twist

Hypernym(s): maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical_maneuver, tactical_manoeuvre





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