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folk⋅sy

[fohk-see]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est.
1. friendly or neighborly; sociable.
2. very informal; familiar; unceremonious: The politician affected a folksy style.
3. belonging to the common people, esp. in regard to a conscious use of mannerisms, speech patterns, attitudes, etc.: folksy humor.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; folks + -y 1 , or folk + -sy


folk⋅si⋅ness, noun
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