zom-com
English
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.
- 2022 September 15, Brian Truitt, “Our 40 favorite movies of the past 40 years, from 'Back to the Future' to 'Get Out'”, in USA Today:
- Edgar Wright famously popularized the zom-com, with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as best friends in the middle of a hilarious undead apocalypse.
Synonyms
- zomedy
Related terms
- rom-zom-com