Mcguffin

What is Mcguffin?

An object or person in a movie that has no use other than to drive the narrative forward. originally coined by alfred hitchcock.

the suitcase in pulp fiction

A phrase used in detective stories to describe the one vital clue that causes the whole plot to fall in to place.

Eg.

"I couldn't figure it out...until I saw the tube of toothpaste."

|o|

1. The absolute value of the variable 'o'. Also similar to the word, lol. Coding in the language of C#: Calculate |o| when o = ..

Et Al

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Fartknocker

1. A generic insulting noun, coined by Butthead of MTV's Beavis and Butthead. While they were watching the premier of GWAR's &qu..

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