1 (especially AmE) simple, friendly and informal:
They wanted the store to have a folksy small-town image.
2 (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a traditional style that is typical of simple customs in the past:
a folksy ballad
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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