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

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The pair, who famously starred together in the 1986 rom-com About Last Night, reunited for a special screening of Moore’s film The Substance at the Lumiere Cinema in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 14. —

Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 The world followed the rom-com for 13 games, culminating in the Super Bowl. —

Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Vanessa Hudgens plays both roles with ease in this charming Christmas rom-com — and if your family can't get enough of her, two sequels involve a third lookalike in the mix. —

EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 It’s been really exciting to hear people think about their exes, which is what rom-coms do so well. —

Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rom-com