romantic comedy; rom-com
Casual abbreviation of ラブコメディ, used for manga, anime, films, dramas, novels, and similar works centered on romance with comedy.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from love comedy
See also: ラブコメディー
Tonight I'm planning to watch a rom-com with a friend.
This rom-com is well-paced and funny.
I watched a romantic comedy movie with a friend over the weekend.
I've gotten hooked on rom-coms lately and spend my days off watching anime.
Standard katakana spelling for this abbreviated wasei-eigo entertainment term.
Variant spelling using ヴ for the English v sound; less common than ラブコメ.
Abbreviation of ラブコメディ, from wasei-eigo based on English love comedy; in natural English this is usually called a romantic comedy or rom-com.