rom-zom-com
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[edit]rom-zom-com (plural rom-zom-coms)
- (film, slang) A romantic comedy movie featuring zombies.
- 2021 October 29, David Sims, “When a Film’s Message Doesn’t Match Its Spectacle”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- 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.