Also,
gimmickery [gim-ik-ree, -ik-uh-ree] /ˈgɪm ɪk ri, -ɪk ə ri/ (Show IPA).
Examples from the web for gimmickry
- Faced with these prospects, some colleges have turned to sheer gimmickry.
- The thing was totally overtaken by special-effects gimmickry.
- Feeling so marginalized, the third parties have resorted to some measure of gimmickry to get any attention at all.
- Performance measurement need not be a mere paperwork exercise, or an exercise in gimmickry.
- But again and again, that suspense is destroyed by cheap gimmickry.
- It is a risky cinematic technique, one that could easily fall into gimmickry.
- But beneath the gimmickry lie slow, smoldering and beautifully bottom-heavy rock songs.
- His style is flexible without the slightest trace of gimmickry.
Word Origin and History for gimmickry
Slang definitions & phrases for gimmickry
gimmickery
noun The use of gimmicks: To juxtapose this is sheer gimmickry (1950s+)