1 definition by Bulrock
'Kumbaya' is a pejorative slang term which can be used as a noun or an adjective.
Noun:
A person, usually in the West today, who shallowly and superficially cites a multitude of creeds or religions, usually Buddhism and Christianity, then pretends to be a spiritual guru and role model.
Adjective:
A term used to describe something or an action as spiritually ignorant, and superficial and shallow.
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Term based off of the song 'Kumbaya', from 1957, which was 'borrowed' from Southern, African American song 'Come By Here' from 1927.
Noun:
A person, usually in the West today, who shallowly and superficially cites a multitude of creeds or religions, usually Buddhism and Christianity, then pretends to be a spiritual guru and role model.
Adjective:
A term used to describe something or an action as spiritually ignorant, and superficial and shallow.
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Term based off of the song 'Kumbaya', from 1957, which was 'borrowed' from Southern, African American song 'Come By Here' from 1927.
Noun: "These spoiled 'kumbayas' in the West today can't see that their own needy and cosmopolitan lifestyles are at the root of all the problems they blame others for."
Adj: "I really don't need your shallow 'kumbaya' nonsense right now."
Adj: "I really don't need your shallow 'kumbaya' nonsense right now."
by Bulrock November 5, 2019