MacGuffins

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A form of MacGuffin — A plot element or other device used to catch the audience's attention and maintain suspense, but whose exact nature has fairly little influence over the storyline.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of MacGuffin
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APA

MacGuffins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacGuffins

MLA

“MacGuffins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacGuffins. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacGuffins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacGuffins.

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