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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Everybody wants this: The second season of Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This will premiere on Oct. 23.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Hallmark will follow up the Chiefs-centric movie with a Christmas rom-com about the Buffalo Bills.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
Netflix renewed the rom-com series not long after its premiere in September 2024.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 June 2025
Season 2 of the Netflix rom-com will premiere Thursday, Oct. 23, TVLine has learned.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 1 June 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Hallmark will follow up the Chiefs-centric movie with a Christmas rom-com about the Buffalo Bills.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
Netflix renewed the rom-com series not long after its premiere in September 2024.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 June 2025
Season 2 of the Netflix rom-com will premiere Thursday, Oct. 23, TVLine has learned.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 1 June 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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