combo
Americannoun
plural
combos-
Informal.
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a small jazz or dance band.
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Australian Slang. a white man living with Aboriginal people or having an Aboriginal wife, usually in a common-law marriage.
noun
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a small group of musicians, esp of jazz musicians
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informal any combination
Etymology
Origin of combo
First recorded in 1920–25; comb(ination) + -o
Example Sentences
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On a prediction market, however, each event contract requires two traders to take the opposite sides of every bet, so the parlays have to be preset combos.
From Barron's
Perhaps a little shameful to admit in a year of culinary achievements, but one of my proudest was perfecting the soup-salad-breadstick combo from Olive Garden at home.
From Salon
These include a recently announced “combo” feature that allows users to combine sports wagers — similar to a parlay — and a live-sports contract hub.
From MarketWatch
Robinhood says the new combos give customers “another way to turn their nuanced sports knowledge into an investing opportunity.”
From Barron's
The burger chain is lowering the cost of its combo meals, after consumers are left sticker-shocked by Big Mac meals that climb to $18 in some places.
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