combo

noun

com·​bo ˈkäm-(ˌ)bō 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

combination + -o entry 1

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for combo

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

combo

noun

com·​bo ˈkäm-ˌbō 

plural combos

1

: a small jazz or dance band

2

informal : combination