noun / verb
limbo
a dance involving bending backward to pass under a horizontal bar
The dancer bends backward to limbo beneath the bar.
Etymology
Probably an alteration of limber in Caribbean English. The dance-name is unrelated to theological limbo.
More examples
- They tried the limbo at the party.
- She limboed under the lowest setting.
- The children are limboing in turn.
Forms
limbo · limbos · limboed · limboing