down homeadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊn ˈhəʊm/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊn ˈhoʊm/

Forms: see down prep. and home n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down prep., home n.¹

Etymology: < down prep. + home n.¹

colloquial (chiefly U.S.)

A. adv.

At home; in one's region or area, esp. a rural community in the American South.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [adverb] > in or to native land

at homeeOE

homeOE

down home1857

on the home front1917

1857 Times 16 July 10/4 They must live a Sunday life every day, while the lord or the squire ‘be down home’.

1859 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 18 June 38/1 ‘I have heard that name before,’ exclaimed Lacy Verner... ‘You have?’ cried Cecil, clutching his arm; ‘Where?’ ‘Down home,’ he returned. ‘Where is that?’.. ‘Helston.’

1895 Sat. Evening Mail (Terre Haute, Indiana) 8 June 6/1 She had stuck in her belt a bunch of old fashioned flowers; down home they call them ‘bleeding hearts’, and I was perfectly sure they had come to her, done up in cotton, from the far South.

1910 G. Donworth (title) Down home [i.e. in Maine] with Jennie Allen.

1931 Z. N. Hurston Let. 12 Jan. in Life in Lett. (2002) 201 I dont [sic] want any relapse or as we say down home ‘git took wid de laps’.

1992 C. Wilkins Wolf's Eye 69 Arnold's the first in four generations not to be buried down home.

2018 E. Wathen Resist & Persist vii. 111 We are wore-slick-out (as folks say down home in the holler, where I'm from).

B. adj. Usually with hyphen or as downhome.

1. From one's home or from a rural community in the American South; simple and down-to-earth in a manner regarded as characteristic of the rural American South.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > parts of

southern1774

salt river1828

Appalachian1878

down home1901

Ozarkian1906

1901 Semi-weekly Messenger (Wilmington, N. Carolina) 7 May 3/4 The uniforms of the ‘down home’ boys [from Wilmington, North Carolina] are the neatest yet worn by visitors.

1920 Philadelphia Tribune 15 May Get a real downhome meal, cooked and served just right.

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Apr. 4 If only he could adjust himself to the down-home attitude.

1984 D. Brin Practice Effect iii. iii. 51 He had sort of been hoping for some down-home hospitality.

1991 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. a16/1 Mr. Wyatt's mother..has combined down-home charm and haute couture to become an international socialite.

2007 Olive May 104/2 This small, inexpensive restaurant serving authentic, down-home dishes such as jerk pork and chicken.

2. Designating, relating to, or characteristic of music from or characteristic of the rural American South, regarded as unsophisticated or folksy; (in early use) designating music of African-American musicians, such as ragtime; (in later use) designating bluegrass, country music, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [adjective] > other folk music

Celtic1816

down home1907

old-time1908

mariachi1940

klezmer1961

rootsy1962

blue-eyed1965

sakkie-sakkie1970

old-timey1972

pseudo-folk1976

norteña1983

1907 H. Carle Down Home Shout (sheet music) 3 A down home shout. Characteristic slow-drag & two step.

1913 R. Lewis Down Home Rag (sheet music) 4 ‘Maw’ and ‘Paw’ will be swinging and swaying When old Josiah Perkins plays the Down Home Rag.

1958 J. C. Holmes Horn (1959) 85 Maybe later pick up gigs with a downhome band.

1966 Melody Maker 7 May 14/5 A measure of worldly success has not ruined their nakedly emotional down-home style.

1996 R. Niles et al. in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 70/1 The down-home funky tenor sax of Junior Walker.

2011 Sarasota (Florida) Herald Tribune (Nexis) 18 Aug. e8 Good ol' fashioned downhome country blues and ragtime jazz at the Rusty Hook on Friday.

C. n.

One's home or region; (in African-American usage) the American South, esp. regarded as the birthplace of African-American culture.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > home

homeOE

homesteadOE

house and homelOE

hearthstone1659

home dwelling1743

establishment1803

hearth and home1822

roof1853

yard1865

down home1920

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > southern states

south1779

Sunny South1833

Negroland1836

Old South1847

Dixie1859

Cousin Sally1861

sunbelt1918

down home1920

Deep South1936

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > southern states > part where black people are numerous

black belt1868

down home1920

1920 J. Dos Passos One Man's Initiation v. 51 I used to think that down home was the only place they knew how to live, but oh, boy.

1977 G. Smitherman Talkin & Testifyin 259 Down home began to be particularly longed for after the vast urban migrations of blacks to the ‘promised lands’ of Northern Black Bottoms.

2015 S. C. Tracy Hot Music, Ragmentation, & Bluing of Amer. Lit. iv. 231 George Jackson's composition ‘Down Home Blues’..reflects the post–black power movement embracing of ‘down home’ as a place where African American culture was born.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down home
释义	down homeadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˌdaʊn ˈhəʊm/, U.S. /ˌdaʊn ˈhoʊm/ Forms: see down prep. and home n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down prep., home n.¹ Etymology: < down prep. + home n.¹ colloquial (chiefly U.S.) A. adv. At home; in one's region or area, esp. a rural community in the American South. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [adverb] > in or to native land at homeeOE homeOE down home1857 on the home front1917 1857 Times 16 July 10/4 They must live a Sunday life every day, while the lord or the squire ‘be down home’. 1859 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 18 June 38/1 ‘I have heard that name before,’ exclaimed Lacy Verner... ‘You have?’ cried Cecil, clutching his arm; ‘Where?’ ‘Down home,’ he returned. ‘Where is that?’.. ‘Helston.’ 1895 Sat. Evening Mail (Terre Haute, Indiana) 8 June 6/1 She had stuck in her belt a bunch of old fashioned flowers; down home they call them ‘bleeding hearts’, and I was perfectly sure they had come to her, done up in cotton, from the far South. 1910 G. Donworth (title) Down home [i.e. in Maine] with Jennie Allen. 1931 Z. N. Hurston Let. 12 Jan. in Life in Lett. (2002) 201 I dont [sic] want any relapse or as we say down home ‘git took wid de laps’. 1992 C. Wilkins Wolf's Eye 69 Arnold's the first in four generations not to be buried down home. 2018 E. Wathen Resist & Persist vii. 111 We are wore-slick-out (as folks say down home in the holler, where I'm from). B. adj. Usually with hyphen or as downhome. 1. From one's home or from a rural community in the American South; simple and down-to-earth in a manner regarded as characteristic of the rural American South. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > parts of southern1774 salt river1828 Appalachian1878 down home1901 Ozarkian1906 1901 Semi-weekly Messenger (Wilmington, N. Carolina) 7 May 3/4 The uniforms of the ‘down home’ boys [from Wilmington, North Carolina] are the neatest yet worn by visitors. 1920 Philadelphia Tribune 15 May Get a real downhome meal, cooked and served just right. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Apr. 4 If only he could adjust himself to the down-home attitude. 1984 D. Brin Practice Effect iii. iii. 51 He had sort of been hoping for some down-home hospitality. 1991 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. a16/1 Mr. Wyatt's mother..has combined down-home charm and haute couture to become an international socialite. 2007 Olive May 104/2 This small, inexpensive restaurant serving authentic, down-home dishes such as jerk pork and chicken. 2. Designating, relating to, or characteristic of music from or characteristic of the rural American South, regarded as unsophisticated or folksy; (in early use) designating music of African-American musicians, such as ragtime; (in later use) designating bluegrass, country music, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [adjective] > other folk music Celtic1816 down home1907 old-time1908 mariachi1940 klezmer1961 rootsy1962 blue-eyed1965 sakkie-sakkie1970 old-timey1972 pseudo-folk1976 norteña1983 1907 H. Carle Down Home Shout (sheet music) 3 A down home shout. Characteristic slow-drag & two step. 1913 R. Lewis Down Home Rag (sheet music) 4 ‘Maw’ and ‘Paw’ will be swinging and swaying When old Josiah Perkins plays the Down Home Rag. 1958 J. C. Holmes Horn (1959) 85 Maybe later pick up gigs with a downhome band. 1966 Melody Maker 7 May 14/5 A measure of worldly success has not ruined their nakedly emotional down-home style. 1996 R. Niles et al. in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 70/1 The down-home funky tenor sax of Junior Walker. 2011 Sarasota (Florida) Herald Tribune (Nexis) 18 Aug. e8 Good ol' fashioned downhome country blues and ragtime jazz at the Rusty Hook on Friday. C. n. One's home or region; (in African-American usage) the American South, esp. regarded as the birthplace of African-American culture. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > home homeOE homesteadOE house and homelOE hearthstone1659 home dwelling1743 establishment1803 hearth and home1822 roof1853 yard1865 down home1920 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > southern states south1779 Sunny South1833 Negroland1836 Old South1847 Dixie1859 Cousin Sally1861 sunbelt1918 down home1920 Deep South1936 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > southern states > part where black people are numerous black belt1868 down home1920 1920 J. Dos Passos One Man's Initiation v. 51 I used to think that down home was the only place they knew how to live, but oh, boy. 1977 G. Smitherman Talkin & Testifyin 259 Down home began to be particularly longed for after the vast urban migrations of blacks to the ‘promised lands’ of Northern Black Bottoms. 2015 S. C. Tracy Hot Music, Ragmentation, & Bluing of Amer. Lit. iv. 231 George Jackson's composition ‘Down Home Blues’..reflects the post–black power movement embracing of ‘down home’ as a place where African American culture was born. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.1857
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