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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Last season was all about the rom-com.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Millennial women, raised on Girl Power and rom-coms in which the heroine gets the job and the man, joined the workforce just in time for the girlboss culture of the 2010s, which promised that hard work would lead not only to personal success but also to feminist victory.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Filming has completed on the rom-com, but no release date has been set.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to Fahy and Badgley, the rom-com also stars Natalie Morales, Justin Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Ana Gasteyer, Hope Davis, Delaney Rowe, and Lisa Gilroy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Millennial women, raised on Girl Power and rom-coms in which the heroine gets the job and the man, joined the workforce just in time for the girlboss culture of the 2010s, which promised that hard work would lead not only to personal success but also to feminist victory.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Filming has completed on the rom-com, but no release date has been set.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to Fahy and Badgley, the rom-com also stars Natalie Morales, Justin Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Ana Gasteyer, Hope Davis, Delaney Rowe, and Lisa Gilroy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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