down south
idiom
informal
: in or to the southern part of a country or region
She spent a few years down south.
We'll be heading down south for the winter.
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Edwards had also played for the Los Angeles Angels in April before heading down south.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The team down south would be the Cal Poly Mustangs of the Central Coast.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, the album tries to complicate the inescapable regional specificity of Cardi’s delivery as the beats wander down south and out west.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The team down south would be the Cal Poly Mustangs of the Central Coast.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, the album tries to complicate the inescapable regional specificity of Cardi’s delivery as the beats wander down south and out west.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Down south.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20south. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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