Retcon

noun

/ˈɹɛtˌkɒn/

Definitions

1.nounA situation, in a soap opera or similar serial fiction, in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it.

2.verbTo employ such a device.

Synonyms

reboot reconstrual reset button recharacterization reconversion soft reboot retelling recharacterisation reconflation re-constriction reconception crossback

Rhymes With

sit on hit on piton butt on shit on abut on but on chestnut on

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