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 …—
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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 Love Hypothesis will be directed by Scanlon, who previously helmed 2018's Set It Up, the Netflix rom-com starring Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 July 2025
But in typical rom-com fashion, the tension between them soon evolves into something new, as their experiment nears the point of combustion.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 July 2025
Throughout this gleaming new single, frontwoman Ela Melo pens a heartfelt love letter to RKS’ fans, while the stunning music video offers up a Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist-esque rom-com playing out to the sound of this joyous new song.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 July 2025
Too Much is co-produced by Working Title, and the names of its episodes nod to some gooier rom-coms served up by the company in bygone days: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 July 2025
But in typical rom-com fashion, the tension between them soon evolves into something new, as their experiment nears the point of combustion.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 July 2025
Throughout this gleaming new single, frontwoman Ela Melo pens a heartfelt love letter to RKS’ fans, while the stunning music video offers up a Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist-esque rom-com playing out to the sound of this joyous new song.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 July 2025
Too Much is co-produced by Working Title, and the names of its episodes nod to some gooier rom-coms served up by the company in bygone days: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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