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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The 56-year-old rom-com icon appeared on the NBC morning show on Tuesday, June 2, with her Office Romance costar Brett Goldstein, where co-host Savannah Guthrie could not help but ask them about the real-life romance rumors between the two.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
And while rom-coms are plentiful on streaming, in a post-Anyone But You world, studios are teeing up more rom-coms in theaters, like Universal’s upcoming One Night Only.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
The intersection of technology and culture may be the main focus of SXSW London, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for a splash of old fashioned period rom-com in the lineup.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 June 2026
To quote the title of that 2003 rom-com something’s gotta give.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
And while rom-coms are plentiful on streaming, in a post-Anyone But You world, studios are teeing up more rom-coms in theaters, like Universal’s upcoming One Night Only.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
The intersection of technology and culture may be the main focus of SXSW London, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for a splash of old fashioned period rom-com in the lineup.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 June 2026
To quote the title of that 2003 rom-com something’s gotta give.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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