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(shortened form of RETroactive CONtinuity; first made popular in the comic book world)

1. (original meaning) Adding information to the back story of a fictional character or world, without invalidating that which had gone before.

2. (more common usage) Adding or altering information regarding the back story of a fictional character or world, regardless of whether the change contradicts what was said before.
1. Although they had previously been shown to have two other sets of parents, the retcon of making Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch the children of Magneto only altered the meaning of past events, not what had happened.

2. Retconning Dawn Summers into "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in the fifth season was one of the rare instances where the fact that history has been altered for our characters was recognized in the story, even though the characters all still remembered the "new" versions of events.
retcon by R David Francis July 8, 2003
Related Words
Retcho retcon retch Ratcho reecho reschool retchy rotchous Ratchocity ratchode
Reframing past events to serve a current plot need.
A retcon is an instance of a hand wave.
Retcon by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Butt Retching

Butt Retching

verb
When you have diarrhea so bad that you have nothing left to pass, and your ass starts retching. Similar to when you have nothing left to vomit, but from your anus's point of view.
"Hey, is Steve coming out tonight?"
"Nah man, he has food poisoning. Left him butt retching for like three days."
a person, usually cocky, who has sexual intercourse in front of multiple people, at someone elses house. Often has no shirt on. Usually brags about football tackles and having a large penis. Walks into random rooms to show off his mediocre physique. synonyms- toolbox, turdcutter
what a ratchode
ratchode by murphytheman November 7, 2010
The most amazing person out there. He may seem bulletproof on the outside but on the inside, he has a heart of gold. He is amazing, smart, handsome, caring, and overall just an amazing person to have in your life, having a Recho in your life is probably the best thing you can ever have.
Yeet...I found my boo Recho!
Recho by Hewhawyee April 14, 2019
An asshole who plays a retribution paladin in World of Warcraft 3.0.2 when retribution paladins were gods of pvp. People would call the smug, gloating paladin a rethole as a leetspeak cutdown to avoid the possibility of being reported for verbal harassment.
I got killed by the rethole during 12 seconds of immunity bubble. Totally fair.
rethole by Blueiris January 4, 2009