Lord MacGuffin
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Lord MacGuffin is a Scottish clan leader character from Disney Pixar's animated film "Brave," known as the father of the unintelligible Young MacGuffin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord MacGuffin canonical | 2 |
| MacGuff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16909763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord MacGuffin Context triple: [Young MacGuffin, relative, Lord MacGuffin]
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A.
McGuffin
McGuffin is a term for a plot device—often an object, goal, or secret—that drives a story’s action and motivates characters but may have little intrinsic importance itself.
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B.
Bren MacGuff
Bren MacGuff is the sharp-tongued, supportive stepmother character from the 2007 film "Juno," portrayed by Allison Janney.
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C.
John McGuffin
John McGuffin was a Northern Irish civil rights activist and writer known for his involvement in radical politics and his membership in the People's Democracy movement.
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D.
The McGuffin
The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
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E.
November Man
"November Man" is a 2014 espionage thriller film starring Pierce Brosnan as a retired CIA operative drawn back into a dangerous mission involving political conspiracies and former allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord MacGuffin Target entity description: Lord MacGuffin is a Scottish clan leader character from Disney Pixar's animated film "Brave," known as the father of the unintelligible Young MacGuffin.
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A.
McGuffin
McGuffin is a term for a plot device—often an object, goal, or secret—that drives a story’s action and motivates characters but may have little intrinsic importance itself.
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B.
Bren MacGuff
Bren MacGuff is the sharp-tongued, supportive stepmother character from the 2007 film "Juno," portrayed by Allison Janney.
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C.
John McGuffin
John McGuffin was a Northern Irish civil rights activist and writer known for his involvement in radical politics and his membership in the People's Democracy movement.
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D.
The McGuffin
The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
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E.
November Man
"November Man" is a 2014 espionage thriller film starring Pierce Brosnan as a retired CIA operative drawn back into a dangerous mission involving political conspiracies and former allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.