folk lore

[fohk-lawr, -lohr]

folk·lore

[fohk-lawr, -lohr]
noun
1.
the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
2.
the study of such lore.
3.
a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.

Origin:
1846; folk + lore; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)

folk·lor·ist, noun
folk·lor·is·tic, adjective
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Folk lore is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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