mcguffin

What does mcguffin mean?

mcguffin means "(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot".

How many syllables are in mcguffin?

mcguffin has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /məˈɡʌfən/.

What is another word for mcguffin?

Close synonyms include MacGuffin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mcguffin a common word?

mcguffin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mcguffin come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.