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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After all, it’s been 21 years since Richard Curtis’s ensemble rom-com premiered and became a permanent fixture in festive viewing.
—Riann Phillip, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Nobody Wants This, the Netflix rom-com about the potential relationship between a man of deep Jewish faith and a shiksa who has no familiarity with that term, did very well at the Globes.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
The actor once known for rom-com heartthrob roles now routinely plays antagonists in projects like Paddington 2, The Undoing, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Unfrosted.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Arabia Pictures has past form in the rom-com genre having produced 2023 picture #Gawwezni (aka Marry Me) starring U.K.-Egyptian star Amir El-Masry.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Riann Phillip, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Nobody Wants This, the Netflix rom-com about the potential relationship between a man of deep Jewish faith and a shiksa who has no familiarity with that term, did very well at the Globes.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
The actor once known for rom-com heartthrob roles now routinely plays antagonists in projects like Paddington 2, The Undoing, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Unfrosted.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Arabia Pictures has past form in the rom-com genre having produced 2023 picture #Gawwezni (aka Marry Me) starring U.K.-Egyptian star Amir El-Masry.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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