Word info

kumbaya

Noun

Meaning

kumbaya

The title of the etymological folk song, used with varying degrees of sincerity or sarcasm to refer to the song's evocations of spiritual unity and interpersonal harmony.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I am not an idiot, and I'm not a Pollyanna sort of kumbaya type. Dan Savage

Taking place July 17-19 at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is no low-key pickin’ party where everyone gets together to hold hands and sing “Kumbaya.” Source: Internet

Kumbaya” may be the backwoods camp classic, but don’t be afraid to kick it contemporary when diving into a pint of Ben & Jerry’s S’mores. Source: Internet

SFChron: Trip down memory lane with Jerry Brown (VIDEO): Were they singing "Kumbaya" in Sacto when he was governor? Source: Internet

There you were in the middle of it singing "Kumbaya." Source: Internet

This isn’t some hippie-minded, “Kumbaya,” group-hug philosophy. Source: Internet

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