down-home
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of down-home
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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As a result, foreclosures have shot up, which could push down home values in some markets, pushing more borrowers underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Even if rates are down, home prices remain high.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
All over the country, high mortgage rates throttled the market this year, slowing down home sales and leading fewer people to take out mortgages.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023
The Iowa State Fair remains the traditional, cheerful, down home, and must-go place to be for presidential hopefuls.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Did I mean that I had become less of what I was, less a Negro, or that I was less a being apart; less an exile from down home, the South?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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