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folks::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | common people, folk |
| Type of | people |
| Has types | rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, home folk, country people, countryfolk, gentlefolk, grass roots |
| Derivation | folksy |
folks around here drink moonshine.
Examples of folks
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What can be done to alleviate the backup for folks trying to get onto Brentwood?
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How long until most folks can find alcoholic beverages at their local Starbucks?
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What most folks are not aware of is the relationship between obesity and cancer.
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A lot of folks don't have the experience doing that or just don't want to do it.
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Many folks don't believe that classrooms can be exciting, but they've got to be.
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However, when most of August passed with little activity, folks began to wonder.
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Folks on the jetty are getting some reds and a few mangos though, Bramerel said.
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Michael started fishing at 18 months old, and folks knew of his winning catches.
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He's looking out for the folks who line his pockets, like the aviation industry.
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- Your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"
- Folk: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
- Folks! is a 1992 dark comedy film, directed by Ted Kotcheff. The movie starred Tom Selleck. The movie's tagline was: "Jon Aldrich is about to come face to face with the most terrifying force known to man... his parents."
- The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family; People in general; everybody or anybody
- Tha Folks: Southern Louisiana, rarely used.
