limbo

*in limbo

1. Lit. a region of the afterlife on the border of hell. (In some Christian religions, there is a limbo set aside for souls that do not go to either heaven or hell. This sense is used only in this religious context. *Typically: be ~; remain ~; stay ~.) The baby's soul was in limbo because she had not been baptized.

2. Fig. in a state of neglect; in a state of oblivion; in an indefinite state; on hold. (*Typically: be ~; leave something ~; put something ~.) We'll have to leave the project in limbo for a month or two. After I got hit on the head, I was in limbo for about ten minutes.

in limbo

1. In a condition of oblivion or neglect, as in They kept her application in limbo for months. [Early 1600s]

2. An intermediate or transitional state, as in After his editor left the firm, his book was in limbo. [Early 1600s] Both usages allude to the theological meaning of limbo, that is, a place outside hell and heaven to which unbaptized infants and the righteous who died before Christ's coming were traditionally consigned.

lumbo

and limbo (ˈləmbo and ˈlɪmbo)

n. Colombian marijuana. (see also lum(s).) He showed up with a bag of lumbo.

limbo

verb

See lumbo

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Truman	TROO-mən	English
Treasa	TRA-sa	Irish
Vina	-	Indonesian
Mcginnis	[mə'ginis]
Idida	-	Biblical Latin
Inzhu	-	Kazakh