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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  gimmick
       n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn:
            dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, hickey,
             gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob,
             thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig,
             thingummy]
       2: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any
          device to win a point" [syn: device, twist]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     Αγγλικά n.
     κόλπο, επινόημα, επινόηση (συσκευή ή σχέδιο)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     1 A trick or device used to attain some end.
     2 A clever ploy or strategy.
     3 (lb en electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
     4 (lb en Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
     vb.
     To rig or set up with a trick or device.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     1 A trick or device used to attain some end.
     2 A clever ploy or strategy.
     3 (lb en electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
     4 (lb en Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
     vb.
     To rig or set up with a trick or device.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     1 A trick or device used to attain some end.
     2 A clever ploy or strategy.
     3 (lb en electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
     4 (lb en Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
     vb.
     To rig or set up with a trick or device.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     1 A trick or device used to attain some end.
     2 A clever ploy or strategy.
     3 (lb en electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
     4 (lb en Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
     vb.
     To rig or set up with a trick or device.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     Englanti n.
     kikka, kepulikonsti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     utmärkande attribut, ofta ett något lustigt sådant

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  gimmick
     n.
     utmärkande attribut, ofta ett något lustigt sådant

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Gimmick /ˈɡɪmɪk/ 
  gimmick
  originelle, auffällige, kostenlose Beigabe, meist zu Werbezwecken

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  الحيلة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  трик
  trick or a device

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/ 
  nápad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  trik

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  lest

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  Ding , Kniff , Trick 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  Dings , Dingsbums , Dingsda 
     Synonyms: dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doodah, doohickey, hickey
  
   see: be on a sticky wicket
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  technische Vorrichtung , technische Ergänzung , technischer Schnickschnack

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  1. kikka, konsti, temppu
  clever ploy or strategy
  2. kikka, konsti, temppu, viritys
  trick or a device

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  viritellä, virittää
  to rig or set up with a trick or device

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/ 
  1. दिखावा
        "The show of sympathy by the minister is a publicity gimmick."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  1. készülék
  2. propagandafogás
  3. húzási eredmények irányítására való szerkezet
  4. propaganda
  5. ötlet
  6. átejtés
  7. csel
  8. ravasz trükk
  9. szerkentyû
  10. masinéria

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  ギミック, 仕掛け, 絡繰り
  trick or a device

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  gimmick /ˈgɪmɪk/ 
    przynęta, wabik

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  gimmick
  clever ploy or strategy

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  gimmick //ˈɡɪm.ɪk// 
  preparera
  to rig or set up with a trick or device

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  gimmick /ɡˈɪmɪk/
  1. A.B.D herhangi bir şeyin etki veya cazibesini artırmak için ilâve edilen sahte kısım veya unsur
  2. küçük cihaz. gimmicky  A.B.D hileli tarafları çok olan, yutturmaca.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  gimmick
  gimmick

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɡɪmɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  195 Moby Thesaurus words for "gimmick":
     action, ad hoc measure, affair, anagnorisis, angle, answer,
     apparatus, architectonics, architecture, argument, art,
     artful dodge, article, artifact, artifice, atmosphere, background,
     bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catastrophe, catch,
     characterization, cheat, chicanery, chouse, color, complication,
     concern, conspiracy, continuity, contraption, contrivance,
     counterfeit, countermove, coup, course of action, craft, curve,
     curve-ball, cute trick, deceit, deception, demarche, denouement,
     design, development, device, dingus, dirty deal, dirty trick,
     dodge, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger,
     doodad, dowhacky, effort, episode, eppes, etwas, expedient, fable,
     fake, fakement, falling action, fast deal, feint, fetch, ficelle,
     flumadiddle, fun, gadget, gambit, game, gigamaree, gimcrack, gizmo,
     googly, grift, hand tool, hickey, hocus-pocus, hook, hootenanny,
     hootmalalie, humbug, implement, imposture, improvisation, incident,
     instrument, intrigue, invention, jest, jigger, joker, juggle,
     jugglery, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, knavery, last expedient,
     last resort, last shift, line, little game, local color, makeshift,
     maneuver, material thing, means, measure, mechanical device,
     method, mood, motif, move, movement, mythos, object, pass,
     peripeteia, pis aller, plan, plot, ploy, power tool,
     precision tool, quelque chose, racket, recognition, red herring,
     resort, resource, rising action, ruse, scheme, scurvy trick,
     secondary plot, shake-up, shift, slant, sleight, sleight of hand,
     sleight-of-hand trick, snare, solution, something, speed tool,
     sport, step, stopgap, story, stratagem, strategy, stroke,
     stroke of policy, structure, subject, subplot, subterfuge, switch,
     tactic, temporary expedient, thematic development, theme, thing,
     thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig,
     thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, tone, tool, topic, trap,
     trick, trickery, trump, twist, utensil, whatchy, widget, wile,
     wily device, working hypothesis, working proposition
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.吸引人的花招,噱头

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 暗机关
     vt. 使暗机关

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