haimish

or heim·ish

[ hey-mish ]

adjectiveSlang.
  1. homey; cozy and unpretentious.

Origin of haimish

1
First recorded in 1925–30; from Yiddish heymish, Middle High German heimisch, Old High German heimisc “pertaining to the home”; see home, -ish1

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