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How to say: mcguffin

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US accent
/məɡˈʌfɪn/
UK accent
/məɡˈʌfɪn/
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Definition

Definition — (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot

e.g. “the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films”

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