"portable screen or wall to absorb sound or reflect light," 1930, American English, Hollywood movie set slang, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow from go-between.
gobbler
go-between
Gobi
goblet
goblin
gobo
gobsmacked
goby
go-by
go-cart
god
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