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any clever maneuver
he would stoop to any device to win a point; it was a great sales gimmick; a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
(noun) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gubbins, gismo, gizmo, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket; there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
(noun) catch
a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
it sounds good but what's the catch?