kumbaya
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- noun
- /ˌkʌmˈbaɪə/
- Informal
- Despite the kumbaya vibe down here, depending on a boat for everything is a hard way to live!
- Kumbaya moment
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it was more in the vein of a personal kumbaya.
- And it was more in the vein of a personal kumbaya.
- We are one, we are whole, you know, kumbaya.
- Most people out there want their kumbaya moment and say, see, we were just kind.
- But we didn't evolve in a kind of multicultural kumbaya kind of setting where everyone got along right.
- And I think I just again, because I'm a pilot and the details and going back and sometimes doing the whole kumbaya thing is not my strong suit.
- Is it that the Pilgrims weren't just kumbaya with the Native Americans, but they, you know, killed them, took their land?
- It wasn't a Kumbaya moment, but there was a piece in knowing that, well, whatever happens, you just keep writing.
- Yes, yes, and to not sound so we don't sound like like what's the kumbaya tree huggers here right?
- Because I'm particularly interested for people to hear that you were not raised in a kumbaya.
- Trevor, you have that kumbaya Mandela, but it's not kumbaya, man, you know, No, no, but it's something jive Turkey.
Examples
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Today, in response to a kumbaya "we're all Americans and we'll pull together" email from one of the other guys, he wrote:
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I don't think his vision was a happy, cheerful place where everyone holds hands and sings Kumbaya all the time.
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Most people out there want their kumbaya moment and say, see, we were just kind.
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We're not all here to hold hands and sing Kumbaya.
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Did they think Obama was just going to sit back and run on hope and Kumbaya?
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Another strong consideration was a kumbaya post to make us all feel warm and fuzzy.
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It wasn't a Kumbaya moment, but there was a piece in knowing that, well, whatever happens, you just keep writing.
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After last month's Kumbaya moment, how will the LAPD and the Massers make out on their second date?
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Obama and Romney may sing Kumbaya, decide to share power, and carve up Social Security as a team.
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After the conference, many attendees hoped for a kumbaya moment where everyone would unite for a common cause.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval
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A situation in which people or groups agree with each other
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Complete agreement by everyone involved
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Complete agreement and understanding between people that lets them work together
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Courteous behaviour and respect between people or groups
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A feeling of trust and friendship between people who spend time together
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A feeling of sharing and close unity among people
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A strong feeling of togetherness and equality that people feel at festivals or other shared events
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Etymology
Kumbaya comes from a Gullah phrase come by here, which means 'come here' or 'come to me' and was used as a simple call for help and togetherness. So when people call a situation 'kumbaya' they mean a time of peace and unity, sometimes said jokingly to show the unity is only for show.