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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Partners in life and art, Dayna and Brian, who have been married since 2017, have a meet-cute straight out of a rom-com.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Cue the champagne, roses, and the chirping birds: The world is suddenly a real-life rom-com.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
Heavy rom-com vibes ensue in this cheeky and touching musical.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
This 1999 teen rom-com (named after the Britney Spears song) stars Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier as neighbors who pretend to date in order to make other people jealous.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Cue the champagne, roses, and the chirping birds: The world is suddenly a real-life rom-com.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
Heavy rom-com vibes ensue in this cheeky and touching musical.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
This 1999 teen rom-com (named after the Britney Spears song) stars Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier as neighbors who pretend to date in order to make other people jealous.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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