romcom

American

[rom-kom] / ˈrɒmˌkɒm /

Or rom-com

noun

Informal.

a romantic comedy.

romcom British

/ ˈrɒmˌkɒm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of romcom

By shortening

Example Sentences

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“Shakespeare in Love” kidnapped its subject to force him into a flimsy and meretricious romcom; “Hamnet” reduces the concept of tragedy to actors being extremely sad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

Branching out beyond his typical romantic ballads, Latin Grammy winner Luis Fonsi stars as the leading man in indie romcom ‘Say a Little Prayer.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Curtis is returning to the Christmas theme for his latest film, but this time around he has moved away from the traditional romcom and taken on his first animated project.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

British media made light of the incident, with the BBC running the headline "You've Got Mali," a deliberately inaccurate reference to a 1998 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan romcom.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

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