as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
his cracker-barrel campaign speeches strike a chord with voters
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Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The decor was folksy and colorful, with the brief for the flowers by Wild Gorse being unstructured ’70s.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2024
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In Settings, users can choose from among hundreds of homespun labelling tools that flag or block certain posts in their feeds.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Proposition 12 is the colloquial term for the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.—
Alan Wooten,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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The strawberry moon is the colloquial name for June's full moon, a term originating from Native American tribes who marked the time when wild strawberries reached peak ripeness.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Augusta Lane is a great fit for lovers of Black Country and Folk music, and those who love a good, down-home read.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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But Country Bird Bakery is very down-home and casual.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Cracker-barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker-barrel. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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