the.com/combo
One price, two cravings, zero decisions — capitalism's rare act of mercy.
means A combo is a set of items — usually food, products, or features — bundled together and sold as a single package, typically at a price or convenience better than buying each piece separately.
from Simply a clipping of 'combination,' which traces back to Latin combinare ('to join two by two,' from com- 'together' + bini 'two by two'). The short form 'combo' picked up steam in mid-20th-century American slang, especially in jazz ('a small combo' of musicians) and diner menus, before becoming the fast-food shorthand we know today.
- origin
- short for combination, menu lingo since the 1960s
- psychology
- bundling hides the real cost of each item
- fast food trick
- drink markup funds the discount illusion
- beyond food
- also means skilled move chains in fighting games