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
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Dakota Johnson will also receive a President’s Award and screen her summer rom-com The Materialists, directed by Celine Song.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Pascal is currently in Montreal shooting Love & Chaos, her first lead in an English-language indie rom-com.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Henry's popular rom-com novel follows Alex and Poppy, two opposites who put their differences aside to honor their decade-long tradition of spending one week on vacation together.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 June 2025
From there, Misner created a sketch, and the look in question became the outfit for the London screening of Dunham’s forthcoming return to TV, rom-com Too Much.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 June 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Pascal is currently in Montreal shooting Love & Chaos, her first lead in an English-language indie rom-com.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Henry's popular rom-com novel follows Alex and Poppy, two opposites who put their differences aside to honor their decade-long tradition of spending one week on vacation together.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 June 2025
From there, Misner created a sketch, and the look in question became the outfit for the London screening of Dunham’s forthcoming return to TV, rom-com Too Much.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 June 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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