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down-home
[doun-hohm]
adjective
of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S..
down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
down-home
adjective
slang, of, relating to, or reminiscent of rural life, esp in the southern US; unsophisticated
Word History and Origins
Origin of down-home1
Example Sentences
Renowned for its Southern comfort food and down-home appeal, generations of Americans have wandered through the establishment’s general store decor and dined on its Southern comfort food.
Ross was backed by more than a dozen musicians at the Bowl, including four horn players and four backing vocalists, and they were cooking from the get-go: crisply propulsive in the Motown stuff; tight and gliding in “Upside Down”; lush yet down-home in Ross’ take on Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain,” from her 1972 Holiday biopic “Lady Sings the Blues.”
Instead of zooming by Yoshi’s Cafe, I can now pull up, enjoy some speed-boosting ice cream, admire the animation work and take in the delightfully down-home soundtrack, an orchestral, slightly upbeat and cartoonish approach to classic American big band, jazz and Western stylings.
Whether he was playing the conservative guy scared of cities for his down-home base or he truly believed he risked getting the taint of New York City on him if he hung around too long, the end result was the same: a grown man who is constitutionally unable to enjoy career highlights because of his own resentments.
It became an article of faith that unless a president was able to present himself as a down-home guy, he didn't have a chance.
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