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
Recent Examples on the Web
This year, Bell is also nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor for her Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This, alongside costar Adam Brody, who earned a nod in the male actor category.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Romance Jasmine Guillory: A Bay Area native, Guillory has made a reputation for herself as a rom-com writer.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
O’Doherty had a run on Our Flag Means Death (2022) and also booked small parts rom-coms like Trainwreck (2015) and Long Shot (2019).
—EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Kinda Pregnant is kind of a pregnancy movie that takes cues from raunchy motherhood rom-coms such as Knocked Up (2007) and Babes (2024).
—Madeline Fry Schultz, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Romance Jasmine Guillory: A Bay Area native, Guillory has made a reputation for herself as a rom-com writer.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
O’Doherty had a run on Our Flag Means Death (2022) and also booked small parts rom-coms like Trainwreck (2015) and Long Shot (2019).
—EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Kinda Pregnant is kind of a pregnancy movie that takes cues from raunchy motherhood rom-coms such as Knocked Up (2007) and Babes (2024).
—Madeline Fry Schultz, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
Cite this Entry
“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share