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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The rom-com, directed by Cranston's Tom DeNucci, is set at the World Games, an international championship for winter sports.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Angels Studios’ Kevin James rom-com Solo Mio has the second-best previews of the new bunch so far, but the best on Thursday, with $744K at 2,406 locations, with an opening outlook of $5M for the weekend at 3,052 theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Kelly Rowland/Method Man rom-com?
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, the genre dictates that a seemingly sure thing be vexed, and this rom-com is no different.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Angels Studios’ Kevin James rom-com Solo Mio has the second-best previews of the new bunch so far, but the best on Thursday, with $744K at 2,406 locations, with an opening outlook of $5M for the weekend at 3,052 theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Kelly Rowland/Method Man rom-com?
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, the genre dictates that a seemingly sure thing be vexed, and this rom-com is no different.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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