sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm How to pronounce sitcom (audio)
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

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Who could ever forget Ginger Grant, the sultry movie star with quick-witted, comedic timing on the beloved 1960s sitcom, Gilligan’s Island? Jeff Conway, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 On Last Meals, Song recalled their encounter after her sitcom with Green called Dads was canceled. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Ward first joined the beloved sitcom in 1998 during its college years, at the beginning of season 6. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025 This became the hope, and the promise, of comedy as standup exploded in popularity in the latter half of the twentieth century, its cadences absorbed into other realms of American entertainment, from late night to the sitcom. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sitcom

Word History

Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sitcom was in 1956

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“Sitcom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitcom. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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sitcom

noun
sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm How to pronounce sitcom (audio)

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