down-home

[ doun-hohm ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈhoʊm /

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.

Origin of down-home

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Words nearby down-home

downhill all the way, downhiller, downhill skiing, downhold, downhole, down-home, Downing, Downing Street, down in the dumps, “Down in the Valley”, downlight

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Example sentences from the Web for down-home

Customers became friends and the down-home feeling created lingered long after they left the store.
‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas|Nick Kotz|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stayed with it until it redefined him: switched the label from sophisticated Blues to a down-home sound.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this is Reese Witherspoon: down-home, girl-next-door, put-together, and, frankly, boring Reese Witherspoon.
Is Reese Witherspoon’s Drunken Arrest the Best Thing to Happen to Her Career?|Kevin Fallon|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the other: the engaging, uncompromising, down-home, self-made 50-year-old Tea Party favorite Schweikert.
Ben Quayle’s Election Fight Gets Ugly|Terry Greene Sterling|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sometimes he dons a ranger hat, which is about as imaginative as cowboy boots for affecting a down-home cool.
Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for down-home

down-home

adjective

slang, mainly US of, relating to, or reminiscent of rural life, esp in the southern US; unsophisticated

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	down-home
释义	down-home [ doun-hohm ] / ˈdaʊnˈhoʊm / 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. Origin of down-home An Americanism dating back to 1820–30 Words nearby down-home downhill all the way, downhiller, downhill skiing, downhold, downhole, down-home, Downing, Downing Street, down in the dumps, “Down in the Valley”, downlight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for down-home Customers became friends and the down-home feeling created lingered long after they left the store. ‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas\|Nick Kotz\|September 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He stayed with it until it redefined him: switched the label from sophisticated Blues to a down-home sound. The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters\|Alex Belth\|August 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But this is Reese Witherspoon: down-home, girl-next-door, put-together, and, frankly, boring Reese Witherspoon. Is Reese Witherspoon’s Drunken Arrest the Best Thing to Happen to Her Career?\|Kevin Fallon\|May 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In the other: the engaging, uncompromising, down-home, self-made 50-year-old Tea Party favorite Schweikert. Ben Quayle’s Election Fight Gets Ugly\|Terry Greene Sterling\|August 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Sometimes he dons a ranger hat, which is about as imaginative as cowboy boots for affecting a down-home cool. Herman Cain's Power Suit\|Robin Givhan\|November 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for down-home down-home adjective slang, mainly US of, relating to, or reminiscent of rural life, esp in the southern US; unsophisticated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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