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  • noun Plural form of MacGuffin.

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Examples

  • But the shadowy conspiracies the guys in these films stumbled across were largely what Hitchcock called MacGuffins: They made no real sense and didn't need to.

    A River of No Return 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    Politics William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Tomdispatch.com William Astore 2010

  • MacGuffins -- in other words, riveting distractions.

    Politics William Astore 2010

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