down-home
adjective
: of, relating to, or having qualities (such as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people especially of the Southern U.S.
down-home country cooking
broadly
: simple, unpretentious
Examples of down-home in a Sentence
her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers
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Relevant reality skills: The Arkansas mom used her down-home charm and impeccable comic timing to win over everyone in the house and fans at home.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Voters were attracted to Carter’s down-home style and grin back then.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Good morning: How does a song that’s sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the last 18 weeks (and counting), becoming the down-home Song of the Summer and introducing new audiences to the notoriously homogenous genre of country music, not win Single of the Year at the CMA Awards?
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
At Henrietta Red in Germantown, the raw bar and restaurant’s atmosphere and chef/co-owner Julia Sullivan’s menu feel simultaneously down-home and elevated.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Voters were attracted to Carter’s down-home style and grin back then.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Good morning: How does a song that’s sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the last 18 weeks (and counting), becoming the down-home Song of the Summer and introducing new audiences to the notoriously homogenous genre of country music, not win Single of the Year at the CMA Awards?
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
At Henrietta Red in Germantown, the raw bar and restaurant’s atmosphere and chef/co-owner Julia Sullivan’s menu feel simultaneously down-home and elevated.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down-home. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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