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gobo
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??o?bo?/
- Rhymes: -??b??
Etymology 1
Uncertain; possibly from go-between. It is sometimes considered an acronym and spelled GOBO, but this may be a folk etymology.
Noun
gobo (plural gobos or goboes)
- (film, television) A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare.
- (theater) A template inserted over a light source in order to control the shape of the thrown light.
- A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.
Etymology 2
From Japanese ?? (gob?, “burdock root”).
Noun
gobo (uncountable)
- The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.
Anagrams
- BOGO, Bogo, boog, goob
Slovene
Noun
gobo
- accusative/instrumental singular of goba
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hobo
English
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a term for a stowaway traveler out of the Hoboken, NJ train yards, or a contraction of ho, boy, or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”). It could also be an abbreviation for homeless boy, homeward bound, or homeless Bohemian.
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?'b?, IPA(key): /?h??.b??/
- Rhymes: -??b??
Noun
hobo (plural hobos or hoboes)
- (Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- (Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
- A kind of large handbag.
- 1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style (page 46)
- Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.
- 1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style (page 46)
Usage notes
- Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."
- Although informal usage considers hobo synonymous with bum, self-proclaimed hobos sometimes distinguish themselves as migrant workers rather than unemployed bums.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:vagabond
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)
- (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
- Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
References
Anagrams
- Boho, boho
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hobo, from French hautbois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????b??/
Noun
hobo (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootjie)
- oboe
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French hautbois, from Middle French [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o??bo?/
- Hyphenation: ho?bo
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
hobo m (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje n)
- oboe (woodwind)
Derived terms
- hoboïst
Japanese
Romanization
hobo
- R?maji transcription of ??
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