retcon
[ ret-kon ]
/ ˈrɛtˌkɒn /
noun
a subsequent revision of an established story in film, TV, video games, or comics: In an awkward retcon of his origin story, the hero’s parents survived the attack but suffered complete memory loss.
verb (used with object) ret·con·ned, ret·con·ning
to later revise (an established element of a fictional story): The writers retconned the origin of her powers, newly attributing them to alien ancestry.
Origin of retcon
First recorded in 1980–85; a shortening of
retroactive continuity
Words nearby retcon
retarded dentition,
retardee,
retarder,
retarget,
retch,
retcon,
retd,
retd.,
rete,
rete arteriosum,
rete articulare