as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
his cracker-barrel campaign speeches strike a chord with voters
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Bender and David thought Gore’s folksy delivery of complicated scientific and climatological information would lend itself to a documentary that might add urgency to environmental policy debates.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 May 2026 -
But Kainerugaba lacks the public charisma and folksy style of Museveni, who has kept power in part by striking deals with his political rivals and even convincing some to serve in his government.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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There have been other flashes of more just-make-it homespun creativity too.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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This Texas beach town often flies under the radar, but those that are privy to its down-home charm and scenic vistas tend to come back season after season.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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Keeping with the down-home vibe, there are fire pits, a vegetable garden, and a communal lodge hangout space.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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“Cracker-barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker-barrel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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