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Garbo1|ˈgɑːbəʊ|
The name of the film actress Greta Garbo (real name Greta Gustafsson; born 1905), used in various locutions (chiefly colloq.) as: to do a Garbo, to behave like Greta Garbo; to be aloof or retiring; to seek seclusion; Garboesque, Garboic, Garboish, Garbo-like adjs., resembling or characteristic of Greta Garbo; Garbo hat, a felt hat with a wide floppy brim.
1934[see do v. 11 d]. 1934Tit-Bits 31 Mar. 12/2 ‘To do a Garbo’..means to be proud, aloof and unbending. 1937Times 18 Oct. 15/4 We all fully understand the necessity for these Garboic tactics. 1942Jespersen Mod. Eng. Gram. VI. xix. 326 Thus we have Casanovesque.., Garboesque (NP [= in a newspaper] 1936). 1955A. West Heritage vi. 255 She was wearing a Garboish hat that framed her entirely unmade-up face. 1958Vogue Apr. 134 (caption) A grey flannel Garbo pull-on hat. 1958J. Courage in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 32 The night-sister and her Garbo-like face. 1962N. Freeling Love in Amsterdam ii. 74 Her features..had, indeed, the Garboesque cast that is exceedingly attractive. 1963― Because of Cats vii. 105 Housewives..in playsuits and sunglasses and Garbo hats, languidly pushing energetic toddlers—also in Garbo hats—in go-carts. 1967N. Marsh Death at Dolphin ii. 38 He loathes publicity and does a Garbo. 1970R. Johnston Black Camels ii. 27 You really are in your Garbo mood, Ben. |
