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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He’s also set to appear in the upcoming action thriller Shadow Force and rom-com Relationship Goals co-starring Kelly Rowland.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In a moment straight out of a rom-com, the two shared their first kiss outside in the rain.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the forgettable 1994 indie rom-com Sleep With Me, writer-director Quentin Tarantino goes on a memorable, if dated, rant about Top Gun‘s homoeroticism, which likely felt transgressive at the time.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
However, the company has been strategically expanding beyond its rom-com stronghold.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In a moment straight out of a rom-com, the two shared their first kiss outside in the rain.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the forgettable 1994 indie rom-com Sleep With Me, writer-director Quentin Tarantino goes on a memorable, if dated, rant about Top Gun‘s homoeroticism, which likely felt transgressive at the time.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
However, the company has been strategically expanding beyond its rom-com stronghold.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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