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zom-com
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Etymology
From the first three letters of zombie and comedy. Formed by analogy with romcom and sitcom.
Noun
zom-com (countable and uncountable, plural zom-coms) (slang)
- (film, uncountable) A movie genre combining elements of zombie horror and comedy.
- 2019 June 14, Don Kaye, “The Dead Don’t Die Review: The Worst Bill Murray Zombie Movie”, in Den of Geek:
- The gold standard of zom-com movies is still Shaun of the Dead, which had plenty to say about British middle class complacency while making us care deeply about its rather dim but endearing characters.
- (film, countable) An individual movie of this genre.
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