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

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Definitely don’t miss Splitsville, a rom-com hitting VOD tomorrow that may just have the fight scene of the year. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 It is billed as a heartwarming rom-com exploring universal themes of love and destiny while celebrating the Sri Lankan community in modern-day Melbourne. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025 Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025 Cue the epic, classic rom-com trope of Belly running through the streets of Paris and the train station to find Conrad again to make her ultimate declaration of love. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rom-com

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rom-com was in 1958

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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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