cracker-barrel

adjective

crack·​er-bar·​rel ˈkra-kər-ˌber-əl 

-ˌba-rəl

: suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store

a cracker-barrel philosopher

Synonyms

• down-home
• folksy
• homespun

Examples of cracker-barrel in a Sentence

his cracker-barrel campaign speeches strike a chord with voters

Word History

Etymology

from the cracker barrel in country stores around which customers lounged for informal conversation

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above