goombay

[ goom-bey, goom- ]

noun

1. the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goombay¹

Compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be < Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)

Example Sentences

Their wins in the Goombay Classic were by 28 and 35 points, the only two games LSU has won by less than 54.

From Seattle Times

BIMINI, Bahamas — Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for her sixth-straight double-double but No. 12 LSU’s streak of five-straight 100 point games came to an end in an 80-52 win over George Mason at the Goombay Splash on Thursday.

From Washington Post

LSU will be the Goombay Splash in Bimini, Bahamas where the Tigers will take on George Mason and UAB over the Thanksgiving weekend.

From Seattle Times

Notre Dame: Travels to the Bahamas to play American University on Thursday in its first of two games in the Goombay Classic.

From Seattle Times

VCU: The Huskies travel to Bimini, Bahamas, for two games at the Goombay Splash starting with VCU and, two days later, North Carolina.

From Seattle Times