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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Fresh from appearing at London Fashion Week, Skepta brought his signature style up north to Manchester in a matching leather jacket and bag combo.
From BBC
The last time this animal-element combo occurred, the Vietnam War was escalating, the civil rights movement was at a crossroads and the Black Panther Party was created.
From Los Angeles Times
Shares fell 37%, a plunge that spoke to trying times in an industry that continues to see rising costs and plummeting consumer spending create a combo plate from hell.
From Los Angeles Times
The walkie-talkie–phone combo would let him hear everything that was going on in the conference room.
From Literature
Consumers had rebelled against the chain over rising costs of its food, with images of an $18 Big Mac combo meal sold in Connecticut going viral in 2023.
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