What is Down To Earth?
1.
1. sensible; practical
2. geniune
She's a really down to earth person
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2.
1. not caught up in superficial things (big houses, manicures, vera bradley...)
2. genuine
3. on the same wavelength as you are
Down to Earth Person: "I'm not paying $92 for that sweatshirt just because it's designer! That's crazy!"
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3.
someone who can eat a bowl of golden grahams while watching conan o brien on tv.
Ricky is pretty down to earth. You know... hes the type of guy who could eat a bowl of golden grahams while watching conan.
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4.
a vague, meaningless expression that a wide variety of people use to express an undefinable positive quality in an other
For instance:
"Those two police officers were really down to earth, weren't they?"
"This ski lodge has down to earth feel to it, don't you think?"
"Rainbow is one of the most down to earth individuals I know."
"Say what you want about George Bush, but he's a down to earth kinda guy."
"The astronauts were the down to earth sort"
"REI and Eddie Bauer outlets have a down to earth feel to them."
5.
An grossly overused, idiotic phrase which technically means "one who has no imagination." The funny thing is, the type of people who generally assign this quality to themselves are the artsy-creative type. To many drugs will do that too you.
The quality users are trying to express is: genuine, real.
That guy is really "down to Earth..." oh he is huh? well thank god he is not "up on Mars."
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