macguffinite

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A fake stuff that writers throw in to make a dumb story seem smarter
'Why is the spaceship going to Mars?' 'Because of the macguffinite!' I yelled at the screen.
My teacher said the villain used macguffinite to trap the hero. I asked, 'What's that?' She said, 'Just shut up and take the test.'
My cousin wrote a book about a dragon that ate macguffinite. I told him, 'That's not a dragon, that's a loser.'
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A useless thing that makes a story look like it has a brain
My mom said the movie was good because of the macguffinite. I said, 'That's not a reason, that's a lie.'
My brother's science project was about macguffinite. I said, 'You can't just make up fake stuff and call it science.'
My friend's video game had macguffinite. I said, 'That's not a power-up, that's a waste of time.'
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A fake thing that writers use to cover up their bad ideas
My teacher said the hero used macguffinite to win. I said, 'That's not a hero, that's a cheat.'
My brother's comic book had macguffinite. I said, 'That's not a superpower, that's a cop-out.'
My friend's story had macguffinite. I said, 'That's not a plot, that's a mess.'
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