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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There's no surer cure for the blues than a shot of serotonin straight to the heart in the form of one of the best rom-coms of all time.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025
At a time when practically the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual theatrical offering from Sony Pictures Classics feels like the best kind of throwback.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
That could also help explain why the look seems more ubiquitous lately, not just among competitive bodybuilders and powerlifters but in the latest Marvel movie or summer rom-com, on social media and even in some budget gyms.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The pair wouldn’t cross paths again until Idol made a cameo appearance in Barrymore and Adam Sandler’s 1998 rom-com, The Wedding Singer.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025
At a time when practically the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual theatrical offering from Sony Pictures Classics feels like the best kind of throwback.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
That could also help explain why the look seems more ubiquitous lately, not just among competitive bodybuilders and powerlifters but in the latest Marvel movie or summer rom-com, on social media and even in some budget gyms.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The pair wouldn’t cross paths again until Idol made a cameo appearance in Barrymore and Adam Sandler’s 1998 rom-com, The Wedding Singer.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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