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folk wisdom

American  
[fohk wiz-duhm] / ˈfoʊk ˈwɪz dəm /

noun

  1. the knowledge or beliefs of ordinary people in a culture that are passed from one generation to the next.


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We ate meals together, she shared her folk wisdom and we talked about our feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

"This folk wisdom is fully applicable to modern relations between our countries."

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023

This bit of folk wisdom is meant to warn people about poison ivy, a noxious vine in the genus Toxicodendron found throughout much of North America.

From National Geographic ● Apr. 18, 2023

As a man in my 40s, I had sort of believed the folk wisdom that metabolism slowed as we aged.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022

He was full of the folk wisdom of his people.

From The Common Man by George Luther Schelling

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