macguffinium 

state of an object whose sole use is to advance the scenario, by its preciousness, its misunderstanding by science, or its emotional link by the main character.

1: why do you keep/follow this object?
2: because it's made on macguffinium!

macguffinium by ovanossar August 7, 2018

macguffinite

A fictional material, not necessarily bad, that is used to patch up logic in a story

Dude, I loved the game "death stranding" but I feel like those "chiral christals" were a bit of a macguffinite

macguffinite by Tonk of the standard issue July 27, 2021

MacGuffinite

A variant of Alfred Hitchcock's term "MacGuffin"; popularized by the 2025 DreamWorks Animation sequel "The Bad Guys 2" (the sequel to the 2022 furry favorite heist comedy film "The Bad Guys"; both loosely based on Aaron Blabey's book series), its earliest recorded use dates back to 2021 on this site in an entry by the one-entry wonder user "Tonk of the standard issue". In the context of the former's plot, it is depicted when Professor Marmalade (voiced by Richard Ayoade) tells Diane "Crimson Paw" Foxington (voiced by Zazie Beetz) during her visit the prison he is staying at, that Kitty Kat (a member of the rival "Bad Girls" voiced by Danielle Brooks) plans to use the International Space Station to steal all of the world's gold with such, shown as a rare metal which can magnetize gold with great force. In the case of the latter, it overall is a fictional material used to patch up logic in a story as noted by TOTSI.

Not gonna lie, that treasure chest the characters were after was a MacGuffinite imho.

MacGuffinite by AnonymousContributer2k26 April 7, 2026