mcguffin

1. (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot (synset 105874358)
   "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"
   referred to in: celluloid, cinema, film - a medium that disseminates moving pictures
   is a type of: plot element - a component or element of the plot of a story
   same as: macguffin

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing