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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Netflix was the main streamer in the room at the Fotografiska, speaking about its work with Philipp Käßbohrer and Matthias Murman’s German indie BTF, and unveiling a local adaptation of rom-com Love & Anarchy that the label is producing.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Westerns and rom-coms and war movies might wax and wane in popularity, but there’s always some buzz around the latest disaster movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Cue the epic, classic rom-com trope of Belly running through the streets of Paris and the train station to find Conrad again to make her ultimate declaration of love.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Westerns and rom-coms and war movies might wax and wane in popularity, but there’s always some buzz around the latest disaster movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Cue the epic, classic rom-com trope of Belly running through the streets of Paris and the train station to find Conrad again to make her ultimate declaration of love.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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