gimmick

/ɡˈɪmɪk/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
   “it sounds good but what's the catch?”
2. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
   “she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”
3. any clever maneuver
   “he would stoop to any device to win a point”

Synonyms for gimmick

• catch
• doodad
• doohickey
• doojigger
• gizmo
• gismo
• gubbins
• thingamabob
• thingumabob
• thingmabob
• thingamajig
• thingumajig
• thingmajig
• thingummy
• whatchamacallit
• whatchamacallum
• device
• twist

Words that rhyme with gimmick

• mimic
• bulimic
• patronymic
• dimick
• dimmick
• klimek
• schimek
• shimek
• simek