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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—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Social media was overtaken by the Meg Ryan fall aesthetic a few years back (and cyclically since), but revisiting the rom-coms of decades past in September is not a new concept.
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Think of the makeover scene from any '90's or early 2000's rom-com—that's a glow-up.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Facinelli is teaming up with his partner Lily Anne Harrison (Breaking & Exiting) who drew upon inspiration from 90’s and 2000’s rom-coms to write the film.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Social media was overtaken by the Meg Ryan fall aesthetic a few years back (and cyclically since), but revisiting the rom-coms of decades past in September is not a new concept.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Think of the makeover scene from any '90's or early 2000's rom-com—that's a glow-up.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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