sitcom
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sitcom¹
- /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/ UK
- /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/ US
Where it comes from
Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).
noun sitcoms · sit-com · sit com
- Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.
sitcom²
- /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/ UK
- /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/ US
noun sitcoms · SITCOM
- Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage. "Today we have Grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), Dinks (those with dual-income, no kids), Sitcoms (those with single-income, two children, outrageous mortgages); and, just to recognize the graying populace in this country, Opals (older people with active lifestyles)."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comic, comedian, show, drama, comedy, series, dramas, telecomedy, seriocomedy, sinetron, kidcom, zitcom, teleserye, teleseries, telenovel, teleserial
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noun situation comedy — see also situation comedy
| 한국어 | 시트콤 siteukom |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シットコム shittokomu |
| 中文 | 情景喜劇 /情景喜剧 qíngjǐng xǐjù, 處境喜劇 /处境喜剧 chǔjìng xǐjù |
| Français | comédie de situation, sitcom |
| Deutsch | Sitcom |
| Română | sitcom |
| Русский | ситуацио́нная коме́дия situaciónnaja komédija, ситко́м sitkóm, комеди́йное шо́у komedíjnoje šóu |
| العربية | كُومِيدِيَا اَلْمَوْقِف kōmīdiyā l-mawqif |
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title = {sitcom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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