down-home

down-home
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Etymology: from the phrase down home
: of, relating to, or having qualities (as informality, simplicity, and earthiness) associated with the common people especially of the southern United States ; broadly : simple : unpretentious

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/down"hohm"/, adj.
of, pertaining to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, esp. of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
[1820-30, Amer.]

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downˈ-home adjective (US informal)
1. Characteristic of the Southern states of the USA
2. Characteristic of the country or country-dwellers
3. Homemade
4. Friendly
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Main Entry:down

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down-home UK US adjective american
relating to the countryside or traditional ways of life
Thesaurus: countryside and relating to the countrysidesynonym

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down-home «DOWN HOHM», adjective. Slang.
1. U.S. having to do with or characteristic of the South of the United States; hillbilly; Dixie: »

He is also a nonpareil down-home blues singer (New Yorker).

2. of or from the country; rustic: »

Despite his down-home appearance, Joe knows next to nothing about agriculture (Maclean's).

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adj. connected with an unpretentious way of life, esp. that of rural peoples or areas

some good down-home cooking

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/ˈdaʊnˌhoʊm/ adj [more \down-home; most \down-home]
US : simple and informal in a way that reminds people of life in a small town or in the country especially in the southern U.S.

She's very famous but there is something quiet and down-home about her.

down-home cooking

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ˌdown-ˈhome f5 [down-home] adjective (NAmE)
used to describe a person or thing that reminds you of a simple way of life, typical of the country, not the town

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