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What does it mean to "get a gimmick"?

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Rebecca

A "gimmick" is a trick or item that is meant to attract attention or money. In this clip, when he says that "everyone's got a gimmick" he means that everyone has some sort of trick in order to attract attention. Ex: He is trying to gimmick us into buying his products. Ex: This has all been a gimmick. We shouldn't trust them.

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