retcon
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛtkɒn/
Definition of retcon
noun
- (in a film, television series, or other fictional work) a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency:we’re given a retcon for Wilf’s absence from Donna’s wedding in ‘The Runaway Bride’: he had Spanish Flu
verb
Origin:
1980s: abbreviation of retroactive continuity