down-home

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The definition of down-home is having comforting qualities like a country home.

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A meal of fried chicken and grits is an example of a meal that is down-home.

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See down-home in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

  1. of, from, or associated with a rural, esp. Southern, area
  2. having characteristics associated with rural people; simple, warm, direct, etc.

See down-home in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a simple, wholesome, unpretentious lifestyle, especially that associated with the rural southern United States.

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