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sitcom

noun
/ˈsɪtˌkɒm/UK/ˈsɪtˌkɑm/US

Etymology

Shortening of situation comedy.

Definitions

  1. Situation comedy.

  2. Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage.

    • "There are MINKs (multiple income, no kids) and what may be the acronym of the '90s, SITCOMs (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage)."
    • "By the end of the 1990s, in some circles, parents had become SITCOMS (single income, two children, oppressive mortgage) and those without children were THINKERS (two healthy incomes, no kids, early retirement)."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA