kumbayan.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkʊmbɑːˈjɑː/, U.S.

/ˌkʊmˌbɑˈjɑ/

Forms: 1900s– kum ba ya, 1900s– kumbaya, 1900s– kum ba yah, 1900s– kumbayah.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English Kum ba ya, Come by here.

Etymology: < Kum ba ya, the title of an African American spiritual song (the earliest verified recording of which was made in 1926 by Robert Winslow Gordon from a performance by H. Wylie), in which Kum ba ya represents a pronunciation of Come by here ( < come v. + by prep. + here adv.).The song experienced a resurgence in popularity during the folk music revival of the 1960s, especially as a result of Joan Baez's 1962 recording, and was commonly used as a protest song by the civil rights movement of the time. It is as a result of this that kumbaya became associated with calls for or expressions of unity.

Originally U.S. (chiefly depreciative).

A. n.

A state or spirit of harmonious unity; esp. one that is characterized as being founded on naive idealism and hence as lacking meaningful substance. Also: the trite, sentimental, or platitudinous expression of such unity.

1990 Sunday Telegram (Worcester, Mass.) 9 Dec. (Local section) 2/6 It's [sc. the peace movement] not so much concerned with free love, drugs and ‘Kum ba yah’. It's more concerned with conflict resolution.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 July i. 10/1 The continentwide kumbaya was shattered when..France's new antiterrorism coordinator..broke the cardinal rule of the club... He leaked.

2019 @simplythandeka 30 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 20 June 2022) No amount of kumbaya about African brotherhood is going to work if this democracy continues to fail to deliver economic justice.

B. adj.

Of or relating to a state or spirit of harmonious unity; esp. characterized as being naively idealistic and as lacking meaningful substance.

1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 24 May c2/1 ‘All living things are connected, and..whatever we do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.’ Jeez. Do people still really believe all that kumbaya nonsense?

2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 23 Oct. 9 Tempers have frayed and the Kumbayah unity has been tested.

2021 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 13 Mar. This isn't about ‘hugging it out’ or having a Kumbaya moment—it is about coming together and rediscovering the principles that unite our country.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	kumbaya
释义	kumbayan.adj. Brit. /ˌkʊmbɑːˈjɑː/, U.S. /ˌkʊmˌbɑˈjɑ/ Forms: 1900s– kum ba ya, 1900s– kumbaya, 1900s– kum ba yah, 1900s– kumbayah. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English Kum ba ya, Come by here. Etymology: < Kum ba ya, the title of an African American spiritual song (the earliest verified recording of which was made in 1926 by Robert Winslow Gordon from a performance by H. Wylie), in which Kum ba ya represents a pronunciation of Come by here ( < come v. + by prep. + here adv.).The song experienced a resurgence in popularity during the folk music revival of the 1960s, especially as a result of Joan Baez's 1962 recording, and was commonly used as a protest song by the civil rights movement of the time. It is as a result of this that kumbaya became associated with calls for or expressions of unity. Originally U.S. (chiefly depreciative). A. n. A state or spirit of harmonious unity; esp. one that is characterized as being founded on naive idealism and hence as lacking meaningful substance. Also: the trite, sentimental, or platitudinous expression of such unity. Π 1990 Sunday Telegram (Worcester, Mass.) 9 Dec. (Local section) 2/6 It's [sc. the peace movement] not so much concerned with free love, drugs and ‘Kum ba yah’. It's more concerned with conflict resolution. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 July i. 10/1 The continentwide kumbaya was shattered when..France's new antiterrorism coordinator..broke the cardinal rule of the club... He leaked. 2019 @simplythandeka 30 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 20 June 2022) No amount of kumbaya about African brotherhood is going to work if this democracy continues to fail to deliver economic justice. B. adj. Of or relating to a state or spirit of harmonious unity; esp. characterized as being naively idealistic and as lacking meaningful substance. Π 1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 24 May c2/1 ‘All living things are connected, and..whatever we do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.’ Jeez. Do people still really believe all that kumbaya nonsense? 2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 23 Oct. 9 Tempers have frayed and the Kumbayah unity has been tested. 2021 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 13 Mar. This isn't about ‘hugging it out’ or having a Kumbaya moment—it is about coming together and rediscovering the principles that unite our country. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.adj.1990
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