1. plural of gimmickry; the use of gimmicks or tricks, especially cheap or superficial ones, to attract attention or deceive
Usage: informal; usually uncountable in singular form (gimmickry), but gimmickries is the standard plural

Examples

• The advertisement relied on marketing gimmickries rather than highlighting the product's real benefits.
• Critics dismissed the film as full of special-effects gimmickries that distracted from a weak plot.
• The company's sales pitch was packed with gimmickries designed to confuse customers.
• She saw through all the gimmickries and recognized the scam immediately.
• Modern politics often involves gimmickries that appeal to voters' emotions rather than reason.
• The store's window display used various gimmickries to draw shoppers inside.