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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—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Can rom-coms be truly sexy again?
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In fact, the new graduate recently made his acting debut alongside his dad Oliver in the Netflix rom-com A Merry Little Ex-Mas.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Netflix announced in April that a third season of the rom-com had begun production for telecast later this year.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Can rom-coms be truly sexy again?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 June 2026
In fact, the new graduate recently made his acting debut alongside his dad Oliver in the Netflix rom-com A Merry Little Ex-Mas.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Netflix announced in April that a third season of the rom-com had begun production for telecast later this year.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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 12 Jun. 2026.
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