limbo2 Syllabification: (lim·bo)Pronunciation: /ˈlimbō/Translate limbo | into French | into Italian Definition of limbo noun (plural limbos) a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backward to pass under a horizontal bar that is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground. verb [no object] perform the limbo. Origin: 1950s: from limber1limbo in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of limbo in the British & World English dictionary