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rom-zom-com

rom-zom-com noun: a romantic comedy movie featuring zombies.

Noun

rom-zom-com (plural rom-zom-coms)

  1. (slang) A romantic comedy movie featuring zombies.
    • The British director emerged as a noteworthy filmmaker in 2004 with Shaun of the Dead, a "rom-zom-com" that chucked classic George A. Romero–style zombie movies in a blender with a comedy about a man-child who just needed to grow up.2021 October 29, David Sims, “When a Film’s Message Doesn’t Match Its Spectacle”, in The Atlantic

Forms of rom-zom-com

pluralrom-zom-coms

Origin of rom-zom-com

Blend of romcom + zom-com.

Questions about rom-zom-com

What does rom-zom-com mean?
Rom-zom-com means a romantic comedy movie featuring zombies.
What part of speech is rom-zom-com?
Rom-zom-com is a noun.
What is the plural of rom-zom-com?
The plural of rom-zom-com is rom-zom-coms.

Words near rom-zom-com in the dictionary

  1. rom coms
  2. rom-com
  3. rom-commy
  4. rom-coms
  5. Rom-vile
  6. rom-zom-com
  7. rom-zom-coms
  8. Rom.
  9. roma
  10. Roma locuta est, causa finita est
  11. ROMable

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