"gimmicky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɪmɪki/ Forms: gimmickier [comparative], gimmickiest [superlative]
Etymology: From gimmick + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gimmick|y}} gimmick + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|gimmickier}} gimmicky (comparative gimmickier, superlative gimmickiest)
  1. Resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick. Translations (resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick): effekthascherisch (German), künstlich (German), efectista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gimmicky-en-adj-kHFenaCR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick': 94 6
  2. Containing gimmicks. Translations (containing gimmicks): trickreich (German), mit allerlei Kniffen (German)
    Sense id: en-gimmicky-en-adj-wdAmEPxp Disambiguation of 'containing gimmicks': 7 93

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gimmicky meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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