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George Lucas

George Lucas verb: to modify or retcon a fictional work, usually a film, retroactively after release.

Verb

George Lucas (third-person singular simple present George Lucases, present participle George Lucasing, simple past and past participle George Lucased)

  1. (slang, transitive) To modify or retcon a fictional work, usually a film, retroactively after release.
    • Since we are George Lucasing here, why not go the whole hog and replace all the animation models with the G1 designs? That would make for a much clearer film.2011, alt.toys.transformers (Usenet)
    • In previous editions, I added notes to a few chapters.[…]Nothing was added this time around, because I George Lucased this thing enough already.2019, Kevin Moyers, Kevin Hates Everything: Tenth Anniversary Edition
    Synonyms:
    Lucas

Synonyms of George Lucas

Forms of George Lucas

third-person singular presentGeorge Lucases
present participleGeorge Lucasing
past participleGeorge Lucased
pastGeorge Lucased

Origin of George Lucas

From George Lucas and his treatment of the Star Wars film series, most notably his alterations of the original trilogy in 1997.

Questions about George Lucas

What does George Lucas mean?
George Lucas means to modify or retcon a fictional work, usually a film, retroactively after release.
What part of speech is George Lucas?
George Lucas is a verb.
What is the past tense of George Lucas?
The past tense of George Lucas is George Lucased.

Words near George Lucas in the dictionary

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  7. George Lucased
  8. George Lucases
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  10. George Sandism
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Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: George Lucas (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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