/ˈkɒmbəʊ/
OriginClipping of combination + -o.
- A small musical group.
“The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant.”
- slangA combination.
“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.”
“As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxu”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
“Whenever I play (I play D&D alot^([sic]) too) I always play combo.”
- informalA combo box.
“Combos and lists are two very powerful controls that allow the user to select from a predetermined set of values.”
- slang, transitiveTo combine.
- transitiveTo perform a combo attack on.
Formscombos(plural) · comboes(plural) · combos(present, singular, third-person) · comboing(participle, present) · comboed(participle, past) · comboed(past)