aftcast

== English == === Etymology === From aft +‎ cast, modelled on forecast. See fore and aft. === Noun === aftcast (plural aftcasts) (informal) A kind of analysis which takes an event which has already happened, or is assumed to happen, and studies the causes which could have led up to that event. === Verb === aftcast (third-person singular simple present aftcasts, present participle aftcasting, simple past and past participle aftcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) aftcasted) (informal) To make an aftcast. ==== See also ==== === References === Paul McFedries (1996–present), “aftcast”, in Word Spy, Logophilia Limited.