cracker-barrel

crack er-bar rel ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (esp. of a philosophy ) plain, simple, and unsophisticated: his cracker-barrel fascism. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the barrels of soda crackers once found in country stores, around which informal discussions would take place between customers.

cracker-barrel

cracker-barrel ▶adjective [ attrib. ] N. Amer. (of an outlook or point of view ) plain, simple, and unsophisticated: his cracker-barrel philosophy. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the barrels of soda crackers once found in country stores, around which informal discussions would take place between customers.