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
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After spending years mostly directing his own projects, usually to middling reviews, Clooney has recently turned in a couple of performances that felt like pale facsimiles of former glories, in the rom-com Ticket to Paradise and the action-thriller Wolfs.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
The 2019 rom-com Same Time, Next Christmas stars Lea Michele as Olivia, who bumps into her first love (Charles Michael Davis) during she and her family's annual Hawaiian Christmas getaway.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
But beyond rom-com lore, mistletoe has long been a holiday symbol of warmth, welcome, and a hopeful kiss under the doorway.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025
Eugene Lee followed suit, with a rom-com twist.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
The 2019 rom-com Same Time, Next Christmas stars Lea Michele as Olivia, who bumps into her first love (Charles Michael Davis) during she and her family's annual Hawaiian Christmas getaway.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
But beyond rom-com lore, mistletoe has long been a holiday symbol of warmth, welcome, and a hopeful kiss under the doorway.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025
Eugene Lee followed suit, with a rom-com twist.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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