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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The actors — who first bonded while filming their 1995 rom-com, Two Much — have maintained a famously close relationship despite no longer being married.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Production is underway in LA and Oklahoma on rom-com Flyover, starring Hayley Law (Riverdale), Ava Capri (Love, Victor), Sara Eklund, and Luke Cook (Hacks).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
And the six actors in this farcical rom-com are united in their performance style and improvisational tone.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As her Canadian indie rom-com rolled out in theaters, Levack’s big, bawdy, American-campus comedy Roommates dropped on Netflix.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Production is underway in LA and Oklahoma on rom-com Flyover, starring Hayley Law (Riverdale), Ava Capri (Love, Victor), Sara Eklund, and Luke Cook (Hacks).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
And the six actors in this farcical rom-com are united in their performance style and improvisational tone.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As her Canadian indie rom-com rolled out in theaters, Levack’s big, bawdy, American-campus comedy Roommates dropped on Netflix.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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