plot hole

A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.

Noun

  1. A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.
    • Invited to collaborate with Hitch, Shaffer watched several of the director's previous films and noticed in North by Northwest a glaring plot hole; Cary Grant hides aboard a train that he has selected randomly yet,...
    • For every hardcore fan who found themselves in floods of tears by the end, there was a disgruntled TikToker aggressively listing all the plot holes the episode left unfilled in its race to the finish line. - 2026...

Forms

plot holes plothole

Related

fridge logic