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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gimmick/ˈɡɪmɪk/
▶noun a trick or device intended to attract attention or publicity rather than fulfil a useful purpose.
– derivatives
gimmickry noun,
gimmicky adjective.
gimmickry noun,
gimmicky adjective.
– origin 1920s (in sense ‘piece of magicians' apparatus’): perh. an approximate anagram of magic.
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