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When a franchise makes a sequel that retcons everything except the first installment.
"Man Halloween 2018 is a good requel"
Requel by DumbFuckJohn October 24, 2020
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when a remake contains a lot of new material; A remake that also doubles as a sequel.
Gunstar Super Heroes, NiGHTs 2, and Casino Royale could be considered requels.
requel by The enigmatic man December 24, 2008
Word of the Day on June 9, 2022
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A sequel to movie that functions somewhere between a sequel, a reboot, and a remake. For example: Creed, Jurassic World, The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road.
I'm so excited by the new Star Wars requels.
requel by h'biki March 30, 2016
A remake of a sequel that overrides both the sequel and all subsequent sequels, steering the franchise in a different direction.
Neill Blomkamp's untitled 'Aliens' sequel and superman returns are both examples of a requel.
requel by oh_my_say-tan February 26, 2015
A narrative that involves a movie that's both a remake and a prequel/sequel which contains new material while keeping it in continuity.
Casino Royale, X-Men: First Class, Dawn Of The Dead, Requel
Requel by anonymouz-movement July 15, 2011
This suffix can be added to any Latin number, this can be referred to a sequel in a series
The quad-requel to Alien is Alien:resurrection

The Hex-requel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
-requel by JoshieHubStudios December 30, 2020

False requel 

The definition that says a remake with a lot of new content is like a sequel , umm no. It’s more like what Disney enterprise does. Kingdom hearts 1.5 etc. lion Kong 1/2 and not a sequel. And no one else ha even attempted this.
People is really trying to mess up the English Language with faulty definitions trying to be smart and intelligent that words like false requel has to come to life.
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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
Word of the Day on September 12, 2026
The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
Word of the Day on September 11, 2026
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