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combo

American  
[kom-boh] / ˈkɒm boʊ /

noun

plural

combos

  1. Informal.

    1. a small jazz or dance band.

    2. combination.

  2. Australian Slang. a white man living with Aboriginal people or having an Aboriginal wife, usually in a common-law marriage.

combo British  
/ ˈkɒmbəʊ /

noun

  1. a small group of musicians, esp of jazz musicians

  2. informal any combination

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Etymology

Origin of combo

First recorded in 1920–25; comb(ination) + -o

Example Sentences

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The festival also added a combo of Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet to replace the absent headliner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Last week, the star posted a martial arts video on Instagram in which he hit a sparring partner with a combo before saying to the camera, “I don’t age, I level up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The combo of more discounts with higher costs threatens to pressure the companies’ margins even more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The seven computer-generated dwarfs from Disney's 2025 remake of Snow White shared the worst supporting actor award, as well as worst screen combo.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

But I kind of wanted to look nicer than the usual jeans-and-T-shirt combo Conner saw me in at school.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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