limbo

substantiivi

länsi-intialaisperäinen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen yhä alemmas asetettavan riman
epävarma välitila eri vaihtoehtojen välillä
epäonnistuminen

Suomalaisten seiväskisasta 'limbo' – karmea arviontivirhe (mtv.fi)

Liittyvät sanat: limbota

Synonyymisanakirja

limbo rimmaa näiden kanssa:

mambo, rambo, sambo, zambo, jumbo...

puhekieltä The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
puhekieltä Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.

My application has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for two weeks.

A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.
To dance in this way
English Limbo, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist.
English Limbo, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
English limbo, the low-dancing game below a bar
(inflection of)
puhekieltä (l) (gloss)
puhekieltä English limbo
puhekieltä blade, edge
puhekieltä limb
puhekieltä legal limbo

ranska
limbo (m)

venäjä
ли́мбо (m)