folksy
Americanadjective
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friendly or neighborly; sociable.
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very informal; familiar; unceremonious.
The politician affected a folksy style.
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belonging to the common people, especially in regard to a conscious use of mannerisms, speech patterns, attitudes, etc..
folksy humor.
adjective
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of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity
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informal friendly; affable
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of or relating to folk art
Other Word Forms
- folksiness noun
Etymology
Origin of folksy
Example Sentences
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It’s how the sport has gone ruthlessly pro—but people still act like it’s some folksy campus endeavor when it suits their motives.
“That was just stunning to me,” said the folksy Collinsworth, still lanky and boyish at 66.
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Harnick had a way of expressing deep universal truths in the most natural, folksy manner possible.
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Gone is the eatery’s unofficial mascot, that folksy fellow in coveralls who enjoys leaning on a wooden barrel.
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The performance is taciturn and nonverbal; he’s got a mouthpiece in Will Patton’s folksy narration, but what Edgerton is doing is worth leaning in for, complex and fascinating.
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