just folks

just folk

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Definitions of just folks words

noun just folks Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer. 1
noun just folks Often, folks. (used with a plural verb) people of a specified class or group: country folk; poor folks. 1
noun just folks (used with a plural verb) people as the carriers of culture, especially as representing the composite of social mores, customs, forms of behavior, etc., in a society: The folk are the bearers of oral tradition. 1
noun just folks folks, Informal. members of one's family; one's relatives: All his folks come from France. one's parents: Will your folks let you go? 1
noun just folks Archaic. a people or tribe. 1
adjective just folks of or originating among the common people: folk beliefs; a folk hero. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English folc; cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse folk, Old High German folk (German Volk)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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