gimmick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɪm.ɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a rough anagram of magic or from gimme.
Meanings
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A trick or device used to attain some end.
Rear Admiral Mikhailovich: I don't begrudge the politicians' decision to throw you to the Council. It's an... opportunity. I do begrudge this overdesigned piece of tin, though. Shepard: The Normandy is a fine ship, sir. She's served us well so far. Rear Admiral Mikhailovich: It's a gimmick, Commander. Useless in a stand-up fight. Rear Admiral Mikhailovich: This experiment diverted billions from our apportions bills. For the same price, we could've had a heavy cruiser. Rear Admiral Mikhailovich: But no, we had to make nice to the turians. Throw money at a co-developed boondoggle.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:The box had a gimmick to make the coin appear to vanish.
Epperlein and Tucker focus on two featherweight hopefuls: Dustin Poirier, a formidable contender who’s looking to parlay a history of schoolyard violence and street-fighting into a potential career, and Albert Stainback, a more thoughtful yet more erratic and undisciplined fighter whose chief gimmick is entering the ring wearing a hat like the one Malcolm McDowell wore in A Clockwork Orange.
April 19 2012, Scott Tobias, “Fightville”, in AV Club:
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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.
- A gimmick capacitor.
- (Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gimmicks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gimmickery · gimmick blog · gimmickry · gimmicky · gimmick account · gimmickless
Translations (63)
pl sztuczka (trick or a device) · ja ギミック (trick or a device) · da gimmick (trick or a device) · ka ფანდი (trick or a device) · pl gadżet (trick or a device) · fi konsti (trick or a device) · he גימיק (clever ploy or strategy) · ka ხრიკი (clever ploy or strategy) · fr stratagème (clever ploy or strategy) · da gimmick (clever ploy or strategy) · hu trükk (trick or a device) · sh trik (trick or a device) · it trucco (trick or a device) · es artilugio (trick or a device) · fi viritys (trick or a device) · tr numara (trick or a device) · fi kikka (clever ploy or strategy) · ru трюк (clever ploy or strategy) · ja 仕掛け (trick or a device) · ka ეშმაკობა (clever ploy or strategy) · pl bajer (trick or a device) · de Trick (trick or a device) · fi temppu (trick or a device) · fr ficelle (clever ploy or strategy) · ru ухищре́ние (clever ploy or strategy) · fr subterfuge (clever ploy or strategy) · de Gag (clever ploy or strategy) · es efectismo (trick or a device) · de Kniff (trick or a device) · ka ხრიკი (trick or a device) · sh štos (trick or a device) · fr artifice (clever ploy or strategy) · ru уло́вка (clever ploy or strategy) · fr gadget (trick or a device) · pt artimanha (trick or a device) · da kneb (trick or a device) · pt estratagema (clever ploy or strategy) · fi konsti (clever ploy or strategy) · fr truc (trick or a device) · de Aufhänger (clever ploy or strategy) · pl myk (clever ploy or strategy) · pl trik (trick or a device) · ka ფანდი (clever ploy or strategy) · fr artifice (trick or a device) · ka ტრიუკი (trick or a device) · ru трюк (trick or a device) · tr marifet (trick or a device) · tr hile (trick or a device) · fr astuce (clever ploy or strategy) · pl chwyt (clever ploy or strategy) · pl wihajster (trick or a device) · it stratagemma (clever ploy or strategy) · es artilugio (clever ploy or strategy) · cmn 噱頭 /噱头 (trick or a device) · fi temppu (clever ploy or strategy) · fi kikka (trick or a device) · gl truco (trick or a device) · ka ხერხი (clever ploy or strategy) · ja 絡繰り (trick or a device) · bg трик (trick or a device) · sv gimmick (clever ploy or strategy) · fr mécanisme (trick or a device) · de Kunstgriff (trick or a device)