folk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
folk /fəʊk/
▶plural noun
- 1 (also folks) informal people in general.
■ (one's folks) chiefly N. Amer. one's family, especially one's parents.
- 2 (also folk music) traditional music of unknown authorship, transmitted orally.
- 3 [as modifier] originating from the beliefs and customs of ordinary people: folk wisdom.
– origin OE folc, of Gmc origin.
'folk' also found in these Oxford entries:
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- Beaker folk
- bhangra
- blues
- Cajun
- ceilidh
- clarsach
- corny
- cuatro
- curandero
- elf
- folk dance
- folk devil
- folk etymology
- folkie
- folkish
- folk memory
- folk rock
- folk tale
- folky
- guiser
- hash
- hoedown
- hootenanny
- jota
- jug band
- ländler
- mandola
- mariachi
- mazurka
- melodeon
- mento
- mummers' play
- musette
- myalism
- nancy story
- parang
- peedie
- Pocomania
- rai
- reel
- round dance
- skiffle
- snob
- SOS
- Spanish guitar
- sparrow grass
- Tejano
- trad
