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folk definition

folk (fōk)

noun

  1. a people or nation; ethnic group a peaceful folk
  2. pl. folks or folk people in general; persons folks differ in their tastes; city folk sometimes vacation in the country

Etymology: ME < OE folc, akin to Ger volk < Gmc *fulca-, army, group of warriors < ?

adjective

of, originating among, or having to do with the common people, who transmit the general culture of the group through succeeding generations folk art
folk Idioms

just (plain) folks

Informal simple and unassuming; not snobbish

one's folks

Informal one's family or relatives, esp. one's parents

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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