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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The filmmaker, who wrote and directed the 2006 Christmas rom-com of the same name, reacted to the announcement that Apple TV+ is adapting her movie into a limited series.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The star, who led Netflix’s Squid Game over three seasons, has been cast opposite The Glory actress Lim Ji-yeon to lead Nice to Not Meet You, a rom-com series set in the entertainment world for Prime Video.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The undisputed queen of the rom-com claimed in an Instagram post on August 1 that nobody told her about a planned Apple TV+ limited-series adaptation of her film The Holiday.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
The love triangle rom-com, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, earned $50 million at the global box office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The star, who led Netflix’s Squid Game over three seasons, has been cast opposite The Glory actress Lim Ji-yeon to lead Nice to Not Meet You, a rom-com series set in the entertainment world for Prime Video.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The undisputed queen of the rom-com claimed in an Instagram post on August 1 that nobody told her about a planned Apple TV+ limited-series adaptation of her film The Holiday.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
The love triangle rom-com, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, earned $50 million at the global box office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 July 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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