1 (also folks especially in AmE) [pl.] (informal) people in general:
ordinary working-class folk * I'd like a job working with old folk or kids. * the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
2 (folks) [pl.] (informal) a friendly way of addressing more than one person:
Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
3 (folks) [pl.] (informal, especially AmE) the members of your family, especially your parents:
How are your folks?
4 [pl.] people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life:
country folk * townsfolk * farming folk
5 (also folk music) [U] music in the traditional style of a country or community:
a folk festival / concert
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (of art, culture, etc.) traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community:
folk art * a folk museum
2 based on the beliefs of ordinary people:
folk wisdom * Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is folk a noun, verb, or something else?
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