folkie
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈfoʊlki/
- Informal
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aficionado al folk
- There will always be Luddites like the folkies who bashed Dylan for playing his own material on (gasp!) phony electric instruments.
- an old folkie
Examples
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In the '60s, New York folkies were so infatuated with that city it only felt "down the road."
Blog text (10) -
My wife was an early folkie, way before the music became popular, and she got me going on it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'd worked some bills with some folkies.
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I could play the folkie stuff, as long as none of it was anti-war, while my parents were home, but I had to save protest or hard-line rock for when they were out playing bridge.
Fiction book (1997) -
Aidan Knight is a songwriter and a damn fine one at that, but not just one man (as the moniker would imply), but instead a quintet of folkies from Canada.
Blog text (14) -
The folkie "Heart of the Country" was a charming snapshot of their home life, and "Eat at Home" was—along with ranking among the first great power-pop songs of the early '70s—McCartney's raunchiest sex song since "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"
Blog text (25) -
The local folk singer invited all her fellow folkie friends to join her for an evening of music under the stars.
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During the festival, many folkies gathered to share their love for traditional music and enjoy performances.
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As a devoted folkie, he spends his weekends playing his guitar and singing at community gatherings.
Synonyms
7
3.0
A singer who performs traditional songs from a local culture
3
3.8
A person who sings and often writes simple traditional songs, usually with a guitar
How Folk-oriented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word folkie comes from folk meaning 'people' and the friendly ending -ie, just like foodie, so a folkie is a person who plays or loves simple, traditional folk music.