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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Cameron Diaz’s sleek blonde hair has been her calling card for over 30 years both on and off screen—but The Holiday alum is tapping into her inner beauty chameleon for her return to rom-coms.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Best known for her lead role as Mia Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise, Brewster was most recently seen in Sony’s horror rom-com Heart Eyes, and in Lionsgate thriller Cellar Door, with Scott Speedman and Laurence Fishburne.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
This means that one book can be a rom-com, the next a mystery novella, the next a steamy thriller.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Writer-director Joey Power brought her back for an offering to the rom-com gods, which both say are underserved in the current marketplace.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Best known for her lead role as Mia Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise, Brewster was most recently seen in Sony’s horror rom-com Heart Eyes, and in Lionsgate thriller Cellar Door, with Scott Speedman and Laurence Fishburne.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
This means that one book can be a rom-com, the next a mystery novella, the next a steamy thriller.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Writer-director Joey Power brought her back for an offering to the rom-com gods, which both say are underserved in the current marketplace.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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