down-home
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down–home

adjective \ˈdan-ˌhōm\

Definition of DOWN-HOME

: of, relating to, or having qualities (as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people especially of the Southern United States <down–home country cooking>; broadly : simple, unpretentious

First Known Use of DOWN-HOME

1938

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