sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

plural sitcoms

: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy

… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.

—Ted Cox

Like many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.

—Greg Morabito

Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?

—Benjamin Svetkey

Examples of sitcom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Purl played Henry Winkler's character Fonzie’s fiancée, single mom Ashley Pfister, during the 1970s and ‘80s sitcom’s second-to-last season. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Taylor had grown up watching reruns of the sitcom on cable and even played Marcia in a stage show. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

Over there, film critic Pauline Kael; and there, poet and sitcom star Suzanne Somers; and look, there’s bar-band singer Hugh Cregg, who’ll eventually use the stage name Huey Lewis. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The series inspired the ABC sitcom Three’s Company, which followed Ritter’s Jack Tripper and his female roommates Chrissy (Suzanne Somers) and Janet (Joyce DeWitt). — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sitcom

• aplomb
• balaam
• begam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm

Kids Definition

sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

: situation comedy