McGuffin (noun)
mk-guf-in
an object or event in a book or a film that serves as the impetus for the plot
C20: coined (c. 1935) by Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Example sentences
“When it comes down to it, the house is the McGuffin.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
