folky
[foh-kee]Informal.
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noun, plural folk·ies, adjective, folk·i·er, folk·i·est.
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Nearby words
- folksonomy,
- folksy,
- folktale,
- folktronica,
- folkways,
- foll.,
- folliberin,
- follicle,
- follicle mite,
- follicle of the thyroid gland
Origin of folky
folkie
or folk·y
[foh-kee]Informal.
noun
adjective, folk·i·er, folk·i·est.
Origin of folkie
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Examples from the Web for folky
Ashes & Fire, a pleasant, folky, water-treading effort, followed in 2011.
Folky 554 folk are like their neighbours, poor devils who howl for excitement—want of anything better to do.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
folkie
folky
noun plural -ies
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