sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

plural sitcoms

: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy

… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.

—Ted Cox

Like many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.

—Greg Morabito

Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?

—Benjamin Svetkey

Examples of sitcom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even reruns of the sitcom had more viewers than new episodes of other series that were airing at the time. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 May 2025

In a recent episode of his podcast, Rob Lowe joked with his Parks and Recreation co-star Adam Scott that, if it were made today, the NBC sitcom likely would’ve been shot in Budapest. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 May 2025

One might be tempted to say that this dismissal is merely another episode in the grotesque sitcom that is Trumpian politics. —Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025

Fox later had a small guest role on another classic Lawrence sitcom, Scrubs, in 2004. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sitcom

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm
• dom

Kids Definition

sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

: situation comedy