combo

noun

com·​bo ˈkäm-(ˌ)bō How to pronounce combo (audio)
plural combos
1
: a usually small jazz or dance band
2
informal : combination
an appealing color combo

Examples of combo in a Sentence

The carpet design comes in three different color combos.
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Or at least Lifestyle agrees with you, because a larger 175-L fridge/freezer combo is located just inside the entry door for easy access from both outside and inside the trailer. New Atlas, 29 June 2025 The combo of a white tank top and jeans always looks crisp, and with brown boots the whole ensemble becomes a lesson in clean modernism. Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025 Your Guide to Hosting the Ultimate Appetizers-Only Dinner Party Easy Oreo Dump Cake How to Host Your Own Parent Trap Dinner Party This combo is a direct nod to a key scene featuring Chessy serving cornbread and chili to Annie and Hallie. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025 Sánchez has always maintained the same hair coloring (dark brown with golden streaks), arched brows, shimmering shadow and a pink lip shade combo — all thanks to her beauty team. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for combo

Word History

Etymology

combination + -o entry 1

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of combo was in 1921

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“Combo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combo. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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combo

noun
com·​bo ˈkäm-ˌbō How to pronounce combo (audio)
plural combos
1
: a small jazz or dance band
2
informal : combination

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