as in homespun
having or showing an unpretentious informality
a folksy manner that gives television viewers the feeling that they're visiting with a friend for an hour
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Kuralt had occasionally called Mr. Welsch over the years for folksy dispatches from the Great Plains, with Mr. Welsch sharing homespun snippets from the coffee shop or farm stands.
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Bard of conflicted white guys and dispenser of folksy wisdom, Saunders has made a career of old-fashioned morality tales green-screened with photogenically fantastical inventions.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Gone were folksy recipes for preserves and cheerful advice about bedbugs.
—Lydia Moland, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
Her score has a folksy buoyancy that gives way to softer, more intimate reflections that reveal what makes each character tick.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Bard of conflicted white guys and dispenser of folksy wisdom, Saunders has made a career of old-fashioned morality tales green-screened with photogenically fantastical inventions.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Gone were folksy recipes for preserves and cheerful advice about bedbugs.
—Lydia Moland, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
Her score has a folksy buoyancy that gives way to softer, more intimate reflections that reveal what makes each character tick.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
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