different between gimmicky vs gimmick

English

Etymology

From gimmick +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m?ki/

Adjective

gimmicky (comparative gimmickier, superlative gimmickiest)

1. Resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick.
2. Containing gimmicks.

Translations

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a rough anagram of magic or from gimme.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???m.?k/
• Rhymes: -?m?k

Noun

gimmick (plural gimmicks)

1. A trick or device used to attain some end.

   The box had a gimmick to make the coin appear to vanish.

   • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightville[1]

     Epperlein and Tucker focus on two featherweight hopefuls: Dustin Poirier, a formidable contender who’s looking to parlay a history of schoolyard violence and street-fighting into a potential career, and Albert Stainback, a more thoughtful yet more erratic and undisciplined fighter whose chief gimmick is entering the ring wearing a hat like the one Malcolm McDowell wore in A Clockwork Orange.

2. A clever ploy or strategy.

   The contest was a gimmick to get people to sign up for their mailing list.

3. (electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
4. (Philippines) A night out with one's friends.

Derived terms

• gimmicky
• gimmickry

Translations

Verb

gimmick (third-person singular simple present gimmicks, present participle gimmicking, simple past and past participle gimmicked)

1. To rig or set up with a trick or device.

   The magician's box was gimmicked with a wire that made it appear to open on its own.

Translations

French

Etymology

From English gimmick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.mik/

Noun

gimmick m (plural gimmicks)

1. gimmick