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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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?
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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
Huddleston brings a gregarious energy to the role — a sort of Santa-as-Kenny Rogers down-home father figure with a raspy voice and a sincere love of children.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Dobbins Point on South Mountain: Up-high views and down-home food, take a drive up to Dobbins Point on South Mountain — the largest municipal park in the U.S., by the way — and watch as sunset colors the Valley landmarks laid out below.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
Huddleston brings a gregarious energy to the role — a sort of Santa-as-Kenny Rogers down-home father figure with a raspy voice and a sincere love of children.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Dobbins Point on South Mountain: Up-high views and down-home food, take a drive up to Dobbins Point on South Mountain — the largest municipal park in the U.S., by the way — and watch as sunset colors the Valley landmarks laid out below.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down-home. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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