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
VogueOne 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 nounTad Frienda 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
Jim WindolfExamples of rom-com in a Sentence
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Monica Barbaro is gearing up to enter the rom-com world alongside Callum Turner.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Diane Keaton reunited with Nancy Meyers for this comedy, and this time the rom-com queen was behind the camera too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Cosmic crew, welcome to a week that feels like the rom-com scene after the messy breakup montage.
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Following the success of the rom-com classic, Keaton would work with Allen again in 1978’s Interiors and 1979’s Manhattan.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Diane Keaton reunited with Nancy Meyers for this comedy, and this time the rom-com queen was behind the camera too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Cosmic crew, welcome to a week that feels like the rom-com scene after the messy breakup montage.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
Following the success of the rom-com classic, Keaton would work with Allen again in 1978’s Interiors and 1979’s Manhattan.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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