limbo

in limbo

1. In a spiritual state between heaven and hell after death. He was terrified that he would be trapped in limbo if a priest didn't hear his final confession before he died.
2. In a precarious, indefinite, or suspended state or condition in which the outcome is uncertain. The officer looking after my case quit recently, so my application has been stuck in limbo. We're kind of in limbo out here until the French authorities reopen the airports.
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limbo

slang Marijuana grown in Colombia. He was arrested for having three pounds of limbo in his car. He told me it was limbo, but it was definitely some nasty skank weed.

lumbo

slang Marijuana grown in Colombia. He was arrested for having three pounds of lumbo in his car. He told me it was lumbo, but it was definitely some nasty skank weed.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*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.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in ˈlimbo

in a state of uncertainty or between two states: We’re in limbo at the moment because we’ve finished our work in this country and now we’re waiting for our next contract. Our plans for renting an apartment in Spain are in limbo at the moment.In some Christian beliefs, limbo is a state that is neither heaven nor hell, where some souls live.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • in limbo
  • 7th
  • terrify or an animal out of
  • heaven knows
  • be in seventh heaven
  • heaven only knows
  • heaven dust
  • a heaven on earth
  • heaven on earth
  • a man can die but once
References in periodicals archive
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It's all here in black and fright
1 Limbo del perianto cafe o purpura con la superficie cortamente fimbriada a glabrescente.
Aristolochia rzedowskiana (Aristolochiaceae), una especie nueva para la subseccion Pentandrae del estado de Jalisco, Mexico
Tyrimo struktura: limbu paklaidu matavimas, ju vertinimas, fotoelektriniu matavimu keitikliu paklaidu matavimas, keitiklio paklaidu priklausomybes nuo limbo paklaidu nustatymas.
Research on the accuracy of angle measurement/Kampu matavimo tikslumo tyrimas
Alem dessas caracteristicas, ainda foram avaliados caracteres morfologicos descritivos como o aspecto geral da planta (esguias--entrenos longos; compactas--entrenos curtos) cor do pseudocaule, cor do limbo, cor da nervura central, cor da borda do limbo, orientacao da folha, consistencia da folha e presenca de manchas no limbo.
Morphological characterization of banana micropropagated cultivars in juvenile phase/Caracterizacao morfologica de cultivares de bananeira micropropagadas em estadio juvenil
Como a area foliar especifica (AFE) e uma medida que, na analise de crescimento, e comumente empregada como um indicador da variacao temporal da espessura do limbo foliar (HUNT, 1990), essa variavel esta intimamente associada com a ontogenia foliar.
Effect of irrigation and ontogeny in estimating the leaf area of Hancornia speciosa Gomez (mangabeira)/Efeito da irrigacao e da ontogenia sobre a estimativa da area foliar de Hancornia speciosa Gomez (mangabeira)
Last year's Limbo, Panto was a giving tree of inspired pop music.
Wild Beasts Two Dancers (Domino)
News about limbo last year kept us, well, in limbo.
Is all church teaching created equal?
Limbo, which has fallen out of favor since the 1950s and is not mentioned in the current edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, was originally posited by theologians as a way to reconcile belief in divine mercy with the doctrine that there is "no salvation outside the church."
Medieval concept of limbo is out, report says
Struggling through what he called First Amendment "limbo," White concluded that Haskell County officials had not subverted the First Amendment by allowing a local citizen, backed by financing of "local religious leaders and church groups, all of the Christian faith," to erect the religious display on the courthouse lawn.
Oklahoma commandments display passes court test
People living in and around Stanley, County Durham, say they feel "in limbo" after the proposals came to light.
Villagers in 'limbo' over regeneration
Dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980) the icon and rebel of Russian poetry, this bi-lingual (Russian/English) edition of Channeling Vysotsky: A Poet's Journey From Limbo Into The Light, translated by Tatyana Tanika is a remarkable study of the timeless poets afterlife and his substantial influence from beyond the grave.
Channeling Vysotsky