Meanings
nounplot coupon (plural plot coupons)
plural plot coupons
- slanglifestyleAn object sought by a character in a story in order to achieve some objective, having little purpose beyond advancing the plot.
[…] pain to see Clute single-handedly tackle multi-volume fantasy extrusion-product, with its flimsy plot coupons and its stale eucatastrophes.
2004, Foundation, volume 33, numbers 90-92, page 126
Origin
Coined by critic Nick Lowe.
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plot coupon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plot%20coupon
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“plot coupon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plot%20coupon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plot coupon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plot%20coupon.
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