gobo

[ goh-boh ]

noun

, Movies, Television.

, plural go·bos, go·boes.

1. a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
2. a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction.

gobo

/ ˈɡəʊbəʊ /

noun

1. a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds
2. a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobo¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Mammy Gobo was no respecter of persons, and I was glad to find that she attended on Tom with as much care as she had done on me.

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We told Mammy Gobo of what had occurred, and she said she would try and find out who had robbed us.

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Gobo, poor fellow, required no second invitation; indeed, his haste was his undoing.

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"I crave a thousand pardons, good Queen," begged Gobo, spreading out his arms in submission.

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It was the Wicked Fairy Gobo who put such notions in his head; but let us hope that all will yet be well.

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