gimmick

Speech parts

1. gimmick - Noun

2. gimmick - Verb

Meaning

a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

any clever maneuver

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gizmo device catch twist gubbins gismo doohickey widget doodad doojigger thingamajig thingummy whatchamacallit thingmajig thingamabob

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Antonyms

oath accuracy honor barrier integrity purity

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Hypernyms

stuff maneuver drawback manoeuvre tactical maneuver tactical manoeuvre

Hyponyms

trick mnemonic fast one

Phrases with the word

short-lived gimmick

Examples

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there? Whitney Houston

I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick. Hedy Lamarr

CAROL: You don't care for the music? JACQUE: Music! It's just a gimmick to sell lutes and flutes. Joe Haldeman

As Narcissus fell in love with an outering (projection, extension) of himself, man seems invariably to fall in love with the newest gadget or gimmick that is merely an extension of his own body. Marshall McLuhan

All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with not too much background. Bobby Vinton

Awards are only a publicity gimmick. Tony Randall

Close letter words and terms

gimme some skin gimmel gimmer gimmick account gimmick capacitor gimmicked