A change made to an old saying followed by the claim that this new version was the original all along.
Inspired by retcon (shortened from "RETroactive CONtinuity"), a retcoin is a retroactively coined phrase.
Inspired by retcon (shortened from "RETroactive CONtinuity"), a retcoin is a retroactively coined phrase.
1. "The customer is always right" is not the original saying; it has been shortened. The original was "the customer is always right in matters of taste."
That's not true; that's a retcoin. "In matters of taste" was not part of the original saying.
2. The original saying is, "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."
No, that's just a retcoin. "Blood is thicker than water" is a proverb that goes back almost a thousand years; the "covenant" stuff was retcoined in much later in the 20th century.
That's not true; that's a retcoin. "In matters of taste" was not part of the original saying.
2. The original saying is, "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."
No, that's just a retcoin. "Blood is thicker than water" is a proverb that goes back almost a thousand years; the "covenant" stuff was retcoined in much later in the 20th century.
by BigBaytie February 6, 2022
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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. (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.
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.
by R David Francis July 8, 2003
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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.
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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."
"Nah man, he has food poisoning. Left him butt retching for like three days."
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created by finn and controlled by a bot name "UnbelievaBoat"
the economy system is literally tickle-down economics
Ratcoin can be earned from Role income, action and events More information in #announcements
You can use them to buy items in the store, which can take years to collect. If you don't have a high rank
So it's quite useless mostly people just want to show off it
It's okay to own it but don't expect too much from it.
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