folksy

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folksy

/fəʊksi/ UK
/foʊksi/ US
/foʊlksi/ US, nonstandard

Rhymes with -əʊksi

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From folks + -y or folk + -sy.

adjective folksier · more folksy · folksiest · most folksy

Characteristic of common folk. It’s not hard to see why most people don’t feel like they fit in well with either party. But as long as the folksy and brainy contingents stay on opposite sides of the dance floor, we can look forward to a lot more of this. Bifurcation by education is always bad, but it’s worse for the educated grou
Characteristic of simple country life.
of tone in speech or writing Informal, affable, and familiar. Near-synonym: chummy
Similar: chummy

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adj characteristic of simple country life

Français	rustique, campagnard
Deutsch	volkstümlich
Ελληνικά	λαϊκότροπος laïkótropos
Русский	простонародный prostonarodnyj

adj informal: affable and familiar

中文	友好 yǒuhǎo, 和氣 /和气 héqì
Deutsch	gesellig, umgänglich, locker
Ελληνικά	λαϊκότροπος laïkótropos

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@misc{folksy_2026,
  title = {folksy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/folksy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}