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Noun (plural)
/fōk/,
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folk, plural;
  1. People in general
    • - some folk will do anything for money
    • - an old folks' home
  2. A specified group of people
    • - some city folk cringe at the notion of consuming these birds
  3. Used as a friendly form of address to a group of people
    • - meanwhile, folks, why not relax and enjoy the show?
  4. The members of one's family, esp. one's parents
    • - I get along all right with your folks
  5. Folk music
    • - a mixture of folk and reggae
  1. people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
  2. tribe: a social division of (usually preliterate) people
  3. family: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
  4. folk music: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
  5. (folks) your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"
  6. The English word Folk ("peoples") is derived from a Germanic noun *fulka meaning "people" or "army" (i.e. a crowd as opposed to "a people" in a more abstract sense of clan or tribe). The English word folk has cognates in most of the other Germanic languages. ...
  7. This is a list of fictional alien species from the science fiction series Animorphs, in alphabetical order. Major species are in bold.
  8. Folk music is a term for musical folklore which originated in the 19th century. It has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by word of mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. ...
  9. (Folks! (film)) Folks! is a 1992 dark comedy film, directed by Ted Kotcheff. The movie starred Tom Selleck. The movie's tagline was: "Jon Aldrich is about to come face to face with the most terrifying force known to man... his parents."
  10. A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation; The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants; One’s relatives especially one’s parents; Folk music; People in general; A particular group of people; Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, ...
  11. (folks) The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family; People in general; everybody or anybody
  12. Tha Folks: Southern Louisiana, rarely used.
  13. (Folks) (fokes) n., Family members; close friends or associates.  “We were folks a long time ago until she went bad.”  [Etym., African American]
  14. (Folks) (n) police, see also > pig, > po po
  15. Parents. ‘My folks won’t let me go to the jorl*.’
  16. or Traditional Music--music that folk groups create and pass on (see Revivalists).
  17. (Voelkerschaft) is an ethnic group which is based on the sentiment of common ancestry community (SC, Ethnicity and Community).
  18. art Works of a culturally homogeneous people without formal training, generally according to regional traditions and involving crafts.
  19. gente; pueblo; nación; tribu; familia; parientes; del pueblo; popular
  20. Music by and of the common people, folks is a down-to-earth style focusing on universal truths, often with traditional acoustic instrumentation and a simple melody. Folk music arose in societies not yet affected by mass communication and the commercialization of culture. ...
  21. Dances that are usually created and performed by a specific group within a culture. Generally these dances originated outside the courts or circle of power within a society.
  22. A genre of music with its roots in traditional music of many cultures. Also refers to the original music composed by chiefly North American artists during the sixties Folk Revival.
  23. People with a common future (esp. common destination) regardless of starting point; people who advance a shared purpose
  24. Heathen people/folks.  Followers of our Asatru/Heathen/Germanic Pagan religion, also known as the (Elder Troth), Forn Sed (various spellings/forms), Heid(h)ni, Hedningskap, Odinism (sometimes has overtones of refering to the unfortunate racist fringe of our religion), Heathenism, and various and ...
  25. Endless songs about shipwrecks in the 19th century.