calypso UK /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/US /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/noun 4verb 1forms 4 noun4 •A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. •A song in this style of music. •A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa •A light blue color. verb1 •To perform calypso. formscalypsoed · calypsoing · calypsos · calypsoes