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Noun: MacGuffin
  1. (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
    "the MacGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films";
    - McGuffin

Derived forms: MacGuffins

Type of: plot element

Encyclopedia: MacGuffin