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gimmick

[gim-ik] / ˈgɪm ɪk /


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She admits she’s fallen for tech hype before, calling the NFT craze of the early 2020s “a gimmick and a joke.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Some have dismissed the tour as a superficial gimmick - with the streams only benefitting himself.

From BBC

Given the choice between making money from genuine usefulness or gimmicks, most new ones resort to the latter.

From The Wall Street Journal

These unsavory gimmicks do nothing but provide more encouragement to reduce art into something fun to post about online.

From Salon

In an entertainment industry that rewards cheap gimmicks and surface-level solidarity with marginalized people, JOP’s cutting realness is a cornerstone of his identity as an artist.

From Los Angeles Times