LIMBO

I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus ~, from Latin, border Date: 14th century an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism, 2. a place or state of restraint or confinement, a place or state of neglect or oblivion , an intermediate or transitional place or state, a state of uncertainty, II. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English 3limber Date: circa 1950 a dance or contest that involves bending over backwards and passing under a horizontal pole lowered slightly for each successive pass