showfolk
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of showfolk
Example Sentences
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And though they tend to start their sessions pretty early, last night the two musicians and their wives did it up at Dan Tana’s, the clubby Italian joint favored by generations of showfolk.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
Once it does, expect name-brand showfolk to scramble for all the good parts.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2016
Fiddler is sweet in spirit, true in tone, and its shawled, long-skirted women and bearded, black-hatted men look more like folk than showfolk.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those who dig good-natured buffoonery and the chitchat of West Coast showfolk go for Competitor Merv Griffin.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the custom of kissing has spread from showfolk to the general population, it has raised innumerable, if minute, questions of rite and protocol.
From Time Magazine Archive
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