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folkiest
folk·ie
/
ˈfoʊ
ki
/
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[
foh
-kee
]
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noun,
adjective,
folk·i·er,
folk·i·est.
Informal.
noun
1.
folk singer
.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to
folk singers
or folk music.
Also,
folky
.
Origin:
1960–65;
folk
(
singer
) +
-ie
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folk·y
/
ˈfoʊ
ki
/
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[
foh
-kee
]
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noun,
plural
folk·ies,
adjective,
folk·i·er,
folk·i·est.
Informal.
folkie
.
Origin:
1935–40;
folk
+
-y
2
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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World English Dictionary
folkie
or
folky
(ˈfəʊkɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ies
a devotee of folk music
folky
or
folky
—
n
folkie
or
folky
(ˈfəʊkɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ies
a devotee of folk music
folky
or
folky
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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