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MacGuffinite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Urban Dictionary, 2021: "A fictional material, not necessarily bad, that is used to patch up logic in a story

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 'Dude, I loved the game 'Death Stranding' but I feel like those 'chiral christals' were a bit of a MacGuffinite'".

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