Gobo vs Hobo - What's the difference?
gobo | hobo |
(film, television) A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare.
(theatre) 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.
The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.
A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
A migratory laborer
(pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
As nouns the difference between gobo and hobo
is that gobo is a disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare while hobo is a homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.As a verb hobo is
to be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.gobo
English
Etymology 1
Uncertain; possibly from (go-between). It is sometimes considered an acronym and spelled GOBO , but this may be a folk etymology.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)hobo
English
(wikipedia hobo)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
* Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* hobohemia * hoboism * hobo spider * hobo stoveVerb
(en verb)- Joe idly hoboed''' through half the country till he realized ' hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.