down-home adjective 1down home phrase 1forms 4 adjective1 •(US) Simple and unpretentious, especially having the characteristics of a Southern rural lifestyle.The guitarist wearing fatigues and sneakers, sitting on a stool telling down-home stories interspersed with a few yodels. — 1980 down home phrase1 •(Southern-US) In the (rural) place where one grew up.I see people here from all over the country and from all over the world. My favorite folks are people who come from down home in Missouri — 2012 formsmore down home · more down-home · most down home · most down-home