left field vs limbo

left field

noun
  • An unusual or unexpected position, or a viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint (especially in the phrases out in left field and way out in left field) 

  • An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field). 

  • The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher. 

  • The defensive position in the outfield to the left. 

limbo

noun
  • Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock. 

  • A dance in which dancers take turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position. 

  • The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). 

verb
  • To dance in this way. 

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