"gimmickry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gimmickries [plural]
Etymology: gimmick + -ry Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gimmick|ry}} gimmick + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gimmickry (countable and uncountable, plural gimmickries)
  1. Gimmicks collectively. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gimmickry-en-noun-gvxvVkAk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 80 20
  2. The use of gimmicks. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (use of gimmicks): Effekthascherei [feminine] (German), Mätzchen [neuter, plural] (German)
    Sense id: en-gimmickry-en-noun-x3mRZjO~ Disambiguation of 'use of gimmicks': 7 93

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