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folksy
[
fohk
-see
]
Origin
folk·sy
/
ˈfoʊk
si
/
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[
fohk
-see
]
Show IPA
adjective,
folk·si·er,
folk·si·est.
1.
friendly or neighborly; sociable.
2.
very informal; familiar; unceremonious:
The politician affected a folksy style.
3.
belonging to the common people, especially in regard to a conscious use of mannerisms, speech patterns, attitudes, etc.:
folksy humor.
Origin:
1850–55,
Americanism
;
folks
+
-y
1
,
or
folk
+
-sy
Related forms
folk·si·ness,
noun
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
folksy
(ˈfəʊksɪ)
—
adj
,
-sier
,
-siest
1.
of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity
2.
informal
chiefly
(
US
), (
Canadian
) friendly; affable
3.
of or relating to folk art
'folksiness
—
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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Word Origin & History
folksy
"sociable, unpretentious," 1852, U.S. colloquial, from
folks
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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