combo

Plural: comboes, combos

Noun

• A small musical band, especially a jazz or dance band.
• a small band of jazz musicians
• A small musical group.
• A combination.
• Effective combination of gameplay elements.
• An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
• Effective combination of gameplay elements.
• Two or more gameplay elements (e.g. characters, items) which are powerful when used together.
• Effective combination of gameplay elements.
• A strategy aiming to win by playing a specific combination of cards (or similar), often in a single turn.
• A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman, or who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture.
• A combo box.

Verb

• To combine.
• To perform a combo attack on.

Examples

• His triple-word-score COMBO of ’JAZZ’ and ’BOX’ was a harmonious victory.
• I need to open the safe but I forgot the combo.
• I order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.
• The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant.

Synonyms

jazz band, jazz group