as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers
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Recent Examples of down-home
Louisiana Charlie’s really knows how to hit the spot for good down-home cooking right on the waterfront.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Anhedönia, however, had little interest in being the country’s next down-home sweetheart.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
While not autobiographical — among other things, Morgan is not divorced — Leanne is built around the same down-home persona honed by its lead actress over years in standup.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Anhedönia, however, had little interest in being the country’s next down-home sweetheart.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
While not autobiographical — among other things, Morgan is not divorced — Leanne is built around the same down-home persona honed by its lead actress over years in standup.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down-home
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,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
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Your new plant markers will add rustic, homespun charm to veggie beds, herb gardens, and container gardens.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Dec. 2025
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Just as traditional quilts evoke a feeling of warmth and love, barn quilts capture that same homespun spirit.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The colloquial term Paczki Day is used for Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras.—
Jelissa Burns,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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