folky

[foh-kee]Informal.

noun, plural folk·ies, adjective, folk·i·er, folk·i·est.

folkie.

Origin of folky

First recorded in 1935–40; folk + -y²

folkie

or folk·y

[foh-kee]Informal.

noun

folk singer.

adjective, folk·i·er, folk·i·est.

of or relating to folk singers or folk music.

Origin of folkie

1960–65; folk (singer¹) + -ie

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Examples from the Web for folky

Contemporary Examples of folky

Ashes & Fire, a pleasant, folky, water-treading effort, followed in 2011.
‘Ryan Adams’ Is No Domestic Bliss Album
Keith Phipps
September 12, 2014

Historical Examples of folky

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

British Dictionary definitions for folky

folkie

folky

noun plural -ies

a devotee of folk music

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Word Origin and History for folky

adj.

"characteristic of the common people," 1914, from folk + -y (2). Old English had folcisc "popular, secular, common."

folkie

"devotee of (modern) folk music," attested by 1966, with -ie.