"zom-com" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zom-coms [plural]
Etymology: From the first three letters of zombie and comedy. Formed by analogy with romcom and sitcom. Etymology templates: {{m|en|zombie}} zombie, {{m|en|comedy}} comedy, {{m|en|romcom}} romcom, {{m|en|sitcom}} sitcom Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} zom-com (countable and uncountable, plural zom-coms)
  1. (film, uncountable) A movie genre combining elements of zombie horror and comedy. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-zom-com-en-noun-Af9RvRKx Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (film, countable) An individual movie of this genre. Tags: countable, slang Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-zom-com-en-noun-JtGPEBci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zomedy Related terms: rom-zom-com

Inflected forms

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