rom-com

noun

ˈräm-ˌkäm 

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

One 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 noun

a 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

Examples of rom-com in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whether hosting period dramas, contemporary rom-coms, or fantasy blockbusters, Malta makes a scenic backdrop for every creative vision, regardless of genre. —AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025

Okay?; rom-com feature Single File?; and psychological drama The Fortune Teller’s Daughter, an original series that explores the supernatural, with A Touch More attached to co-produce. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025

All these rom-com scenarios that played out in my head were just that—fantasies. —Molly Barstein, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025

In 2015, it was adapted into a rom-com starring starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rom-com

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm