"cracker-barrel" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more cracker-barrel [comparative], most cracker-barrel [superlative]
Etymology: Attributive form of cracker barrel. From the image of a group of locals sitting around the cracker barrel in a general store talking together. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cracker barrel}} cracker barrel Head templates: {{en-adj}} cracker-barrel (comparative more cracker-barrel, superlative most cracker-barrel)
  1. (US) Folksy; characteristic of simple small-town people. Tags: US Synonyms: homespun, down-home, crackerbarrel, cracker barrel Translations (Translations): kansanomainen (Finnish), de comptoir (French)
    Sense id: en-cracker-barrel-en-adj-74ZHDUmz Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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