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limbo

noun (DANCE)
 
 
/ˈlɪm.bəʊ/ US  /-boʊ/

Definition

the limbo a dance from the West Indies in which the dancer bends backwards to go under a low bar that is made lower each time he or she goes under itNames of dances
(Definition of limbo noun (DANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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