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 The verdict on the chili cheese fries from someone who can’t remember the last time (if ever) she’s eaten that particular concoction: The decadent emulsion of fat and cheese does a lot of good for anyone craving comfort and down-home American food. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025 The down-home style spot offers egg biscuits for $1.99. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025 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 But Country Bird Bakery is very down-home and casual. Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for down-home
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Adjective
  • As darkness fell, Price, sometimes with a guitar and sometimes a tambourine and sometimes just the mic, served as a fun bridge between the rootsy afternoon sound and the both increasingly folksy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Dave Matthews (and Tim Reynolds) and John Mellencamp.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Getting those props was a matter of homespun ingenuity.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the homespun sounds of early-2000s indie rock became mall-soundtrack fare, tastemakers took a new interest in rap, R&B, pop, and electronic music.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-home. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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