: of, relating to, or having qualities (such as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people especially of the Southern U.S.
down-home country cooking
broadly : simple, unpretentious

Examples of down-home in a Sentence

her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers
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Dobbins Point on South Mountain: Up-high views and down-home food, take a drive up to Dobbins Point on South Mountain — the largest municipal park in the U.S., by the way — and watch as sunset colors the Valley landmarks laid out below. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 Get ready for some down-home comfort with our freshly baked homemade pies and cobblers. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024 Friends and critics alike described the pair as conspicuously down-home and devout. Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024 Stables Inn This Paso Robles property captures the rustic charm of the Central Coast’s most fantastic wine regions with its quirky indie spirit and down-home hospitality. Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for down-home 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of down-home was in 1901

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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down-home. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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