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Limbo is a state where you uncertaintly await something important, such as a decision about your future or, in some Christian religions, a place where babies go after they die if they have not been baptized. (noun)
- An example of limbo is when you wait to find out if you got a new job that will require you to move.
- An example of limbo is where the Christians believe a baby goes if he has not been baptized.
Limbo is a dance where you have to duck lower and lower to get underneath a pole without touching the pole or the ground. (noun)
An example of limbo is a competition dance you do at a cook-out where you take turns wiggling your way under a pole as the pole is held closer and closer to the ground.
To limbo is to do a dance where you have to duck and bend to get under a pole without touching the pole or the ground. (verb)
An example of limbo is ducking and bending your way underneath a pole without putting your hands on the ground.
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