gimmick

Noun

1. A trick or device used to attain some end.
2. A ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction.
3. A gimmick capacitor.
4. (Philippines) A night out with one's friends.

Verb

To rig or set up with a trick or device.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɪm.ɪk/

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a rough anagram of magic or from gimme.

Synonyms

thingamajig

catch

twist

doohickey

gizmo

gadget

widget

doodad

gubbins

thingamabob

whatsis

thingumajig

ruse

doojigger

thingmabob

thingmajig

device

whatchamacallum

thingumabob

thingummy

gismo

trick

whatchamacallit

conception

concept

contrivance

dodging

feeling

hocus pocus

hook

🪝

idea

💡

juju

knack

novelty

opinion

point

point of view

scheme

sense

stunt

thought

💭

vagary

way

wile

bluff

doo

Translations

truc

trucco

truco

machin

trik

troço

artifício

trucmuche

Kunstgriff

Kniff

Trick

trovata

Gag

coisa

stratagemma