Retcom

Short for "Retroactive Commentary," Retcom is derived from retcon, or "retroactive continuity." Retcom refers to any situation where a movie, book, or other form of entertainment was initially made purely for entertainment purposes, and social commentary has since been added by the producers or audience.

Critical review and some of Romero's later statements aside, Night of the Living Dead wasn't meant to have any sort of major commentary on race relations - it just happened that the friend Romero picked to play Ben was black, it wasn't in the script. It's pure retcom.

by Wolfemann June 27, 2009

Retromancer

A form of wizard or sorceress who uses direct influence magic, a form of magic that uses the imagination to produce a desired effect. The reason for the term retro is that the limits of your powers often coincide with past experiences and memories, which in turn, forms a clear picture of a desired effect into your mind, and then into reality. Therefore Retromancers grow stronger with age and wisdom rather than trained use of their abilities.

Turning water into wine.
Turning coal into diamonds or gold.
Turning one material into another material, or fabricating a material from thin air.
Retromancers are often confused with alchemists.

by Kabu'sHeaven April 28, 2014

retcon

(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.

by R David Francis July 8, 2003

Retcon

Reframing past events to serve a current plot need.

A retcon is an instance of a hand wave.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Recommerce

The act of conducting business online with the realisation that your old products have value and likely loss aversion. The product holder therefore increases their revenue to repurchase a new product whilst selling back their old ones.

During the recession smart consumers, 'trade in' to continue buying new.

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by What 'bout ye Lawrence June 17, 2012

Retromantic

noun: One who has an affinity for a certain facet of popular culture from the past. Namely music, motion pictures, and lifestyle.

I still bump my Depeche Mode records. I'm a devout retromantic...

by BigfnMike September 22, 2009

recomember

During the early '80s while I was traveling on the east coast, North Carolina to be specific, I was watching an early morning talk show. The host looking dapper in his 3 piece suit interviewing a guest said in part during the course of their conversation, " yes, I "recomember" way back when... at which point the guest interrupted him and said, "you mean you remember when..." the host restated the word and once again the guest corrected him an stated "there are two words here, remember and recollect..." At which time the host said, "look you remember and recollect all you want, I recomember!" the word has been part of my vocabulary ever since.

Yes, I recomember remember recollect recall way back as a child I couldn't always pronounce words correctly.

by Big Daddy Corleone November 29, 2010