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Folk Fəʊk Country Noun Ordinary Working Class Job Working

Word3 folk
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /fəʊk/ /fəʊk/
Example
  • ordinary working-class folk
  • i'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
  • the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
  • folks say that he is a hard man.
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folk

(noun)/fəʊk/ /fəʊk/
  1. people in general
    • ordinary working-class folk
    • I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
    • the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
    • Folks say that he is a hard man.
    • Like most folks, I enjoy a decent western.
  2. a friendly way of addressing more than one person
    • Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
  3. the members of your family, especially your parents
    • How are your folks?
    • I am going to visit my folks at the weekend.
  4. people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life
    • country folk
    • townsfolk
    • farming folk
    • places that appeal to city folk
  5. music in the traditional style of a country or community
    • a folk festival/concert

    Word Origin

    • Old English folc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk.
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