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down-home

[doun-hohm]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, esp. of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
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down-home   (doun'hōm')
adj.  Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a simple, wholesome, unpretentious lifestyle, especially that associated with the rural southern United States.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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