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 Zelda Williams, 34, recently made her directorial debut with the zombie rom-com Lisa Frankenstein. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 22 July 2024 The rom-com follows Hudson and McConaughey as magazine writer Andie Anderso and advertising executive Benjamin Barry, respectively. —

Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 20 July 2024 This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024 Hot: Julia Roberts-esque rom-com worthy moments like breaking up a wedding; spying on your beloved from a tree. —

Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rom-com

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