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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

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folk Synonyms

folk

n.

  1. A people

    nation, race, community, tribe, society, body politic, nationality, population, state, group, settlement, culture group, ethnic group, clan, confederation.

  2. The common people

    populace, the masses, proletariat; see people 3.


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folk Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • guess: I guess folk having epics approached from the track to the north.

Adjective modifier

  • ordinary: A man who stood for what he believed to be right, loved by the ordinary folk.

Modifies a noun

  • tale: What about using folk tales to talk about globalization?

Noun used with modifier

  • fisher: Trawl fishing began in 1882, attracting fisher folk from coastal settlements in Kincardineshire and as far south as Northumberland.
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folk quotes

Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting, For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather!

-Allingham,William

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song.

-Armstrong, Louis known as Satchmo

When chapman billies leave the street, And drouthy neebors, neebors meet, As market-days are wearing late, An'folk begin to tak the gate.

-Burns, Robert

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