tobe

or tob, thaub

[ tohb ]

noun

1. the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tobe¹

1825–35; < dialectal Arabic tōb, variant of Arabic thawb garment

Example Sentences

Directed by Tobe Hooper, the gory exploitation flick became an instant classic of the horror genre.

From Slate

One thing Tobe Hooper refused to do in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was to give us the relief of a resolution.

From Slate

The famous “Poltergeist” house, the central location in the classic Tobe Hooper-directed horror film, has found a buyer less than three weeks after it was placed on the market.

From Los Angeles Times

He was inspired by some of his favourites from the genre such as Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes and Tobe Hooper's dread-inducing tale of unwitting teenagers encountering a cannibal family, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

From BBC

Academy members include musician and writer Questlove, writer and actor Quinta Brunson, rapper and actor Tobe Nwigwe, writer and producer Roxane Gay, Pepsi Co. executive Todd Kaplan, and Yann LeCun, an AI scientist with Meta.

From Seattle Times