flashforward

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Etymology

Blend of flashback +‎ forward

Noun

flashforward (plural flashforwards)

  1. (narratology) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
    • 2013, “Depp’s Tonto: an upgrade on a stereotype or just an updated stereotype?”, in The Washington Post‎:
      This "Lone Ranger" begins and ends in a flash-forward, with an elderly Tonto installed in a carnival diorama behind a sign that reads "The Noble Savage."

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Verb

flashforward (third-person singular simple present flashforwards, present participle flashforwarding, simple past and past participle flashforwarded)

  1. To use this dramatic device.

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