device, gimmick, twist
(noun) 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”
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
(noun) 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”
catch, gimmick
(noun) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; “it sounds good but what’s the catch?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gimmick (plural gimmicks)
A trick or device used to attain some end.
A clever ploy or strategy.
(electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
(Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
gimmick (third-person singular simple present gimmicks, present participle gimmicking, simple past and past participle gimmicked)
To rig or set up with a trick or device.
Source: Wiktionary
29 June 2025
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
