homegrown

homegrown

1. Nurtured or developed in a particular place of origin. That team has lot of homegrown talent because their scouts are really good.
2. Associated with or characteristic of a certain place or area. Do Seattleites see grunge as homegrown music?
3. Unpretentious and informal. The school is constantly putting on these cute, homegrown events for the kids.
4. Locally-grown marijuana. I had low expectations for that homegrown, but it actually gave me a nice buzz.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

homegrown

1. mod. local; folksy; amateur. The homegrown talent at the fair was just as entertaining as anything could have been.
2. n. marijuana grown domestically or locally. (Drugs.) She’d rather use homegrown than have to deal with Shorty.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • run the rule over
  • run the rule over (one)
  • be under the wing of (someone)
  • give (one) the screaming abdabs
  • give someone the screaming abdabs
  • abdabs
  • be under (one's) wing
  • ham
  • mudbud
  • prepare
References in periodicals archive
Of the 25 players registered in January, nine were homegrown but the club intend to sell Mike Williamson and Gael Bigirimana if they can - and defender Steven Taylor's contract is up at the end of the season and unlikely to be renewed.
The bulk of the 2009-2012 homegrown plots likely reflect a trend in jihadist terrorist activity away from schemes directed by the core leaders of Al Qaeda or other significant terrorist groups.
So here's our essential guide to this year's homegrown stages: * HOMEGROWN OUTDOOR -CORPORATION ROAD 9.30pm Be Quiet Shout Loud -www.myspace.com/bequietshoutloud Flamboyant and off-kilter disco-rock from Middlesbrough''s answer to The Sunshine Underground.
Conner, who played collegiate soccer at Wisconsin, signed as a homegrown player before the 2016 season, though he did not play for the Fire that year.
Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard continued to lead United's homegrown contingent, with the former pair increasing their playing time to 3,245 and 2,494 minutes respectively while Lingard dipped slightly to 1,765.
The lineup, which features a number of Homegrown alums North of Eight, Black Bolts, Tonic Freight Train, The Roaches, From the Start, Kadooge and Williams' own band, the Aaron Williams Band, among them also introduces newer performers to the Homegrown family.
To date, Megaworld Hotels has already opened five homegrown brands including Richmonde, Belmont, Savoy, Twin Lakes and Hotel Lucky Chinatown with close to 3,000 hotel rooms.
Homegrown stand-up comedian Ali Al Sayed will perform on July 13 at Warehouse Four, Al Quoz.
Chelsea would have to top up their 'A-list' with homegrown players otherwise eligible for the 'B-list', leaving the new boss with at least two fewer spots in his squad.
Homegrown fashion designers create stunning Filipiniana ternos for the iconic Barbie doll which are on display for the Barbie in the East Exhibit at the SM City Taytay in Rizal Province on June 11, 2019.
Strict rules are in place that mean every club in the EFL has to name at least seven homegrown players in every matchday squad - with failure to do so resulting in teams being forced to play with a smaller substitutes bench.
The property is part of the Homegrown Hospitality Group.
TOTTENHAM have added James Maddison to their list of homegrown summer transfer targets.
JEDDAH: It was high-fives all round on Monday as the popular Jeddah-based concept boutique, Homegrown Market, celebrated its fifth anniversary.