plain folks

American  

[playn fohks] / ˈpleɪn ˌfoʊks /

plural noun

1. ordinary people who are not influential, wealthy, or distinguished by any title, etc.; common people.

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Other Word Forms

• plain-folks
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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plain folks

And, more often than you might think in this large country of wealthy interests, the drivers are plain folks — not billionaires, not corporations, just determined and single-minded individuals.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2019

Mencken once predicted, “the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2017

Many are stuck with a greedy corporate model, or just plain folks working in a system that disadvantages caring in favor of making money.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016

That seems plain enough to plain folks, but Prof. Herken quibbles: “But there was never any specific warning to the cities that had been chosen as targets.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2015

"It's very kind of him to come to such plain folks as we are, whenever we ask him; now that his wife can't come, I know he does it because he likes us."

From A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells

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