folkways
[ fohk-weyz ]
plural nounSociology.
the ways of living, thinking, and acting in a human group, built up without conscious design but serving as compelling guides of conduct.
Origin of folkways
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How to use folkways in a sentence
Not subscribing to the folkway that prescribes seasick intoxication as an expression of joy, we did the town with discrimination.
A Matter of Proportion | Anne WalkerThe same is true of any folkway so long as it is not yet doubted.
Folkways | William Graham Sumner
British Dictionary definitions for folkways
folkways
/ (ˈfəʊkˌweɪz) /
pl n
sociol traditional and customary ways of living
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