gobo

[goh-boh]

noun

Movies, Television.

plural

gobos, goboes 

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

Apple TV’s new ‘Fraggle Rock’ holiday special finds Gobo struggling to write the perfect holiday song and visiting a new place for inspiration.

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Tartaglia, who is the puppeteer and voice of Gobo, describes the special as a “love letter to the fans.”

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The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

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For the first time, Gobo goes to “Outer Space,” which is how the Fraggles refer to our world.

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Gobo’s foray into our world will become part of the show’s canon.

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