Noun
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any clever maneuver
"he would stoop to any device to win a point"
"it was a great sales gimmick"
"a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
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something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
"she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"
"there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
- doojigger - thingmabob - thingmajig -
a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
"it sounds good but what's the catch?"