romcom

Or rom-com

[rom-kom]

noun

Informal.

1. a romantic comedy.

romcom

/ ˈrɒmˌkɒm /

noun

1. informal,  a film or television comedy based around the romantic relationships of the characters

Word History and Origins

Origin of romcom¹

By shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of romcom¹

C20: _rom ( _antic ) + _com ( _edy )

Example Sentences

Param Sundari, a romcom starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor, is a love story between a woman from the southern state of Kerala and a man from Delhi in northern India.

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It’s as if the movie were trapped in a limbo between the slick universality of a Netflix romcom and a bone-deep micro-indie with all the smarts and feels.

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His last film role was in 2010 romcom How Do You Know.

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But she later came out of retirement for the romcom movie Monster-in-Law.

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I usually watch my holiday favorite romcom, “When Harry Met Sally” to ring in the new year.

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