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Obie

Obie noun: a small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.

Noun (1)

Obie (plural Obies)

  1. A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.

Noun (2)

Obie (plural Obies)

  1. An Off-Broadway Theater Award, given annually to theatre artists and groups in New York City.

Proper noun (1)

Obie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Obadiah.

Proper noun (2)

Obie (plural Obies)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of Obie

Noun
pluralObies
Proper noun
pluralObies

Origin of Obie

Named after the actress Merle Oberon, whose husband Lucien Ballard used this kind of lighting to hide small scars on her face after a car accident.

A regularized spelling of the initials of the phrase "Off-Broadway". Thus, "OB Award" becomes "Obie Award".

Altered spelling of French Aubé.

Questions about Obie

What does Obie mean?
Obie means a small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
What part of speech is Obie?
Obie can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Obie?
The plural of Obie is Obies.

Words near Obie in the dictionary

  1. obiang
  2. obicetrapib
  3. Obiden
  4. Obidiaceni
  5. obidoxime
  6. Obie
  7. obies
  8. obiism
  9. obijime
  10. obijimes
  11. obiltoxaximab

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