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
Recent Examples on the Web
Sources have told The Hollywood Reporter that the features division will now be split up by genre — such as sci-fi, rom-com and faith-based.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to Magic Mike, Tatum starred in the rom-com The Vow with Rachel McAdams and the buddy-cop action comedy 21 Jump Street with Jonah Hill.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024
The bad boy versus nice guy trope is a staple of mainstream ‘90s rom-coms.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The strangers leap to lovers in the film, but not the typical rom-com kind of lovers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Thankfully, the film is more than a fan-fiction fever dream, taking standard rom-com wish fulfillment and dialing it up to unexpectedly charming effect.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Sony and Apple have dropped a first look at Fly Me to the Moon, a new rom-com starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum as two NASA workers with a specific mission: faking the moon landing.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Her first role, according to IMDb at least, is as Georgia in the upcoming Amazon Prime rom-com The Idea of You.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2024
The rom-com premiered at South by Southwest in March.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to Magic Mike, Tatum starred in the rom-com The Vow with Rachel McAdams and the buddy-cop action comedy 21 Jump Street with Jonah Hill.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024
The bad boy versus nice guy trope is a staple of mainstream ‘90s rom-coms.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The strangers leap to lovers in the film, but not the typical rom-com kind of lovers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Thankfully, the film is more than a fan-fiction fever dream, taking standard rom-com wish fulfillment and dialing it up to unexpectedly charming effect.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Sony and Apple have dropped a first look at Fly Me to the Moon, a new rom-com starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum as two NASA workers with a specific mission: faking the moon landing.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Her first role, according to IMDb at least, is as Georgia in the upcoming Amazon Prime rom-com The Idea of You.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2024
The rom-com premiered at South by Southwest in March.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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