down south

phrase

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.

Examples of down south in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The route is being used by Saudi Arabia to export oil via the Suez Canal to Europe and down south to Asian markets as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Colonists down south, especially fierce New England Protestants who took a dim view of Catholicism, viewed this act – and their new fellow imperial subjects – with dismay and considerable suspicion. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Buckingham, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida, told Cogburn about her son’s routine trips down south to watch spring training. — Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026

And down south, Tesla earlier this year opened a lithium refinery in Robstown, near Corpus Christi. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for down south

• drouth
• mouth
• routh