Definition of "rusticism" [rusticism]

• A rural idiom or expression (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Formerly it was esteemed an elegancy, though it would now be considered as a rusticism, to omit the"
• "Now and then a home rusticism is fresh and startling, but where nothing is gained in expression it is out of tenor."
• "How would the dark rusticism of Rakel's old band, Bad Folk, work with the tightly wound, swerving post-hardcore of Burleigh's old band, the Adversary Workers?"