dramedy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdɹɑːmədi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɹɑmədi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Ancient Greek ᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) ▲ Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy blend English dramedy Blend of drama + comedy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.
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(countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre.
The online platform [OnlyFans] […] has been a plot point in “Industry” and “Euphoria,” was a sideline for some subjects of the docuseries “Neighbors” and is now central to a new Apple TV dramedy, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.”
2026 April 15, James Poniewozik, “Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.
2025 October 29, Alaina Demopoulos, “What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:”Fleabag,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed British dramedy, featured a young woman whose strongest character trait — being horny — was decidedly not male.
2019 December 13, Tracie Egan Morrissey, “The Year Women Got ‘Horny’”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dramedies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
pt comédia dramática (genre) · sv dramakomedi (genre) · de Comedy-Drama (genre) · es comedia dramática (genre) · ru драматическая комедия (genre) · de Comedy-Drama (film/TV programme of this genre) · es dramedia (film/TV programme of this genre) · es dramedia (genre) · sv dramedi (film/TV programme of this genre) · es comedia dramática (film/TV programme of this genre) · pl komediodramat (film/TV programme of this genre) · pl komediodramat (genre) · it commedia drammatica (film/TV programme of this genre) · fr comédie dramatique (genre) · de Dramedy (film/TV programme of this genre) · de Comedydrama (film/TV programme of this genre) · sv dramakomedi (film/TV programme of this genre) · it commedia drammatica (genre) · pt comédia dramática (film/TV programme of this genre) · fr comédie dramatique (film/TV programme of this genre) · de Dramedy (genre) · de Comedydrama (genre) · cs dramatická komedie (genre)