rom-com

noun

ˈräm-ˌkäm 

plural rom-coms

: romantic comedy

That's where the rom-com comes in, that wayward genre of sweet serendipity and forgivably thin plots set to rising music …

—Vogue

One of the film's pleasures is its movie within a movie, the rom-com "I Love You, I Love New York."

—Tad Friend

—often used before another noun

a silly rom-com plot

Does anybody cry funnier than Segel does in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the wonderful rom-com farce he not only starred in but wrote?

—Jim Windolf

Examples of rom-com in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reuniting Bullock and Kidman as Sally and Gillian Owens, the dark fantasy rom-com catches up with the sisters 28 years after their last face-off with evil forces. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

In a sly nod to the sort of rom-com conventions that this story has no time for, a dreamily handsome young concierge (Hadi Bou Ayash) comes to her rescue. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

But this roundheeled rom-com’s most unjustified betrayal is its happy ending. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Born on July 10, 1993, in Houston, Jeffery made her screen debut in the 2006 rom-com feature Phat Girlz, playing the 10-year-old version of Jazmin (Mo’Nique). — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rom-com

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