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cracker-barrel

adjective
crack·​er-bar·​rel | \ ˈkra-kÉ™r-ËŒber-É™l How to pronounce cracker-barrel (audio) , -ËŒba-rÉ™l\

Definition of cracker-barrel

: suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store a cracker-barrel philosopher

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Synonyms

down-home, folksy, homespun

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First Known Use of cracker-barrel

1916, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cracker-barrel

from the cracker barrel in country stores around which customers lounged for informal conversation

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