out-of-universe
English
Adjective
out-of-universe (not comparable)
- Referring to a perspective or view from the real world, in contrast to a perspective from within the fictional world.
- An out-of-universe explanation for Dr. Watson's wife calling him "James" in one story is that Doyle forgot his given name had already been established as "John."
Synonyms
- Doylist
- extradiegetic
Antonyms
- intradiegetic
- in-universe
- Watsonian