Combo

//ˈkɒmbəʊ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Kombo. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A small musical group.

    "The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant."

  2. 2
    a small band of jazz musicians wordnet
  3. 3
    A combination. slang

    "I need to open the safe but I forgot the combo."

  4. 4
    Effective combination of gameplay elements.; An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.

    "Obviously, this is something not seen very often, with super flashy, combo-driven fighters dominating store shelves everywhere."

  5. 5
    Effective combination of gameplay elements.; Two or more gameplay elements (e.g. characters, items) which are powerful when used together.

    "Tm have several OP combos, i think ecology expert with kelp algea^([sic]) is stronger than fish combo IMO."

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  1. 6
    Effective combination of gameplay elements.; A strategy aiming to win by playing a specific combination of cards (or similar), often in a single turn.

    "Personally I'd like to see an environment where all the major archetypes, control, beatdown, and combo are viable."

  2. 7
    A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman, or who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture. Australia, derogatory

    ""[…] Look at Ganger O'Cannon of Black Adder Creek, with his halfcaste wife and quadroon kids, a down-right family man—yet looked on as as much a combo as if he lived in a blacks' camp. Isn't that so? […] The casual comboes are respected, while men like O'Cannon and myself, who rear their kids, are utterly despised. […]""

  3. 8
    A combo box. informal

    "Combos and lists are two very powerful controls that allow the user to select from a predetermined set of values."

Verb
  1. 1
    To combine. slang, transitive
  2. 2
    To perform a combo attack on. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of combination + -o.

Etymology 2

Clipping of combination + -o.

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