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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of combo

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

Example Sentences

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Even in a White House viewed as business friendly, a United and American combo would be bound to raise some serious concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

And its recipe was a killer combo of the two things we love so much: cars, and sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Tamika’s head lifted and our eyes met, her face a smashed-up combo of curiosity and perturbation.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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