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folk

folk

∞ 1.0
A group of people who share the same culture or background
  • noun
  • /foʊk/
: gente
  • The folk in this village celebrate their culture through vibrant festivals and traditional dance.
  • ordinary folk
  • common folk
  • local folk

It's called Chatter and it's from the folks, the Law Fair folks.

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Examples

  • What are the challenges both from the folks to the left and the folks to the right?

  • Hey, folks, thank you again.

  • Yeah, it's my folk now it's my family.

  • So I am very proud of of the folk that are out there.

  • Do you want me to write to your folks at home?

  • But the truth is that most folks are walking through this for the first time.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think for a lot of younger folks, it is a lack of education.

  • Going home to see your folks for Thanksgiving?

  • A good way to describe these folks is to say they are "spiritual but not religious."

    Academic text (2011)
  • Yes, there are still folks anxious to help with their time, talents, and treasure.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

tribe
vsfolk
576 2.3

A group of people who share the same family background, language, and customs

emphasizes shared ancestry and culture but not necessarily kin-based leadership
folks
vsfolk
  • Informal
8 1.0

People in general, often used when talking to a group

is more specific to groups linked by ancestry, culture, or community
ethnos
vsfolk
1 9.9

A group of people who share the same culture and history

is a broader, everyday term for people sharing ancestry or culture

Idioms

9.9

People often behave in strange and unexpected ways

queer as folk
  • Archaic
9.9

People often do strange or surprising things

Compounds

18 2.0

Traditional songs and tunes that tell a community's stories and ways

11 2.2

A song people in a place sing for a long time that tells their stories

7 3.9

Art that people in a community make to show their traditional skills and customs like cloth or carvings

7 3.0

A singer who performs traditional songs from a local culture

6 2.7

An old story that people tell to each other in a community

1 2.7

A traditional dance from a region that tells local stories

folk etymology
  • Specialized
1 8.7

A popular but false story about where a word came from

1 3.2

A style of music where people perform traditional songs from a community

1 3.5

A traditional story song sung by ordinary people about love or history

1 3.4

A person who performs traditional dances, often with a group

A type of heavy metal music that uses traditional folk instruments and melodies

6.1

A person who writes songs and poems about ordinary people and their local stories

A person who writes or records traditional stories passed down in a community

To dance in a traditional style from a region

Dances that people in a region pass down over time

folk devil
  • Jargon
8.9

A person or group unfairly blamed for social problems and seen as dangerous

5.1

People from the same town or area as you

How Large

nation
∞ 1.7
folk
∞ 1.0
community
∞ 2.8
village
∞ 1.0
household
501 1.0

Surface Forms

folk singular
folks plural

Etymology

Folk comes from an old English word meaning 'people', and it still means a group of people who share the same family, culture, or home. Think of your family or village gathered together — those are your 'folk'.