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
Adjective
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Coretta was struck by how Howard, who at one point waved a stalk of Iowa corn to rally the crowd, used homespun pragmatism to challenge the basic assumptions of national security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The band was the first to sanction fan taping at their concerts, spawning an abundance of homespun recordings that have been collected, traded and debated for decades.—
Erin Osmon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 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
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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-home. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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