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1
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
- that free dinner is just a sales gimmick to get you to listen to their sales pitch
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2
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
- a car equipped with a parking spot locator and other neat gimmicks
Synonyms for gimmick
- appliance,
- contraption,
- contrivance,
- gadget,
- gizmo
- (also gismo),
- jigger,
- widget
Words Related to gimmick
- dingus,
- doodad,
- doohickey,
- hickey,
- hootenanny
- [chiefly dialect],
- thingamabob,
- thingamajig
- (or thingumajig),
- thingummy
3
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
- the deal sounds too good to be true, so make sure there aren't any gimmicks
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“Gimmick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmick. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of gimmick was in 1908
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