wombo combo
noun/ˈwɒmbəʊˌkɒmbəʊ/UK/ˈwɑmboʊˌkɑmboʊ/US
Etymology
Reduplication. Popularized following its use by commentators on a 2008 tournament match of the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee in a video clip which spread virally. Likely an oblique reference to a menu item from the Northern California pizza chain restaurant Round Table Pizza introduced in 2004.
Definitions
A combination of actions which create a decisive advantage (often involving coordination…
A combination of actions which create a decisive advantage (often involving coordination between teammates).
- One League player showcased a superb wombo combo in a Reddit post yesterday, which began with Gnar and Sett’s ultimates and ended with a Vayne pentakill.
To perform a wombo combo (against someone).
- Just leave it as it used to be so we can stop worrying about "balancing" teams. It is supposed to be fun games with a friend to wombo combo on other bros with silly dumb synergies.
- Kaiba is completely wombo-comboed by Yugi this turn, as he uses the effect of Apple Magician Girl to bring Lemon Magician Girl onto the field, who then brings out the Dark Magician Girl to just absolutely trash Kaiba.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for wombo combo. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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