as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
his cracker-barrel campaign speeches strike a chord with voters
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Adjective
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Gayner is an unabashed acolyte of the Berkshire way of doing things, right down to his company's portfolio of long-term investments in the stock market and a folksy apathy for quarterly earnings reports.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
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Throughout the New England property, guests will be able to enjoy festive decor like garlands, flower arrangements, and an 18-foot Christmas tree trimmed with vintage glass ornaments and folksy felt-and-wood embellishments.—
John Ortved,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Croydon rapper moves to maintain this homespun ethos on his debut album Weekend Rockstar, out now on his own label-cum-collective Regularisperfect.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Their homespun productions also facilitate learning and literacy, Huizenga added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The city of big apples, hand-tossed pizzas and the colloquial adverb deadass.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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This time around, our Traitors and Faithfuls are a beautiful assortment of Housewives, Survivors, athletes, actors, and plenty of mothers — both literal (Donna Kelce) and in the colloquial sense (Porsha Williams).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The crowd ate down-home food cooked by character actor Wilford Brimley, who had flown in from Tennessee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The whole affair is rambunctious and unabashedly down-home, like a cross between a state fair and a frat’s block party.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Cracker-barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker-barrel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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