folks en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /foʊlks/ (General-American, nonstandard)
- /foʊks/ (General-American)
- /fəʊks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
My folks visit us at Christmas.
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(form-of, plural) plural of folk
form of folk
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(US, plural, plural-only) People in general; everybody or anybody.
‘Hi, folks,’ Henry said, using inclusive terminology because one of them was female.
2019, Nick Oldham, chapter 14, in Wildfire (A Henry Christie Thriller; 26), London: Severn House Publishers, published 2020, →ISBN:Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight. Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it. Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin'-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks.
2006 October 1, Dennis Lehane, “Refugees”, in The Wire, 00:32:06:
- (Louisiana, Southern, US, plural, plural-only, rare, slang) The police.
Deriveds
that's all, folks · congressfolks · but seriously folks · just plain folks · regular folks · ladyfolks · grandfolks · folksy · just folks · showfolks · gentlefolks · different strokes for different folks · old folks · just-folks · menfolks
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Translations (4)
ja 人々 (immediate family, parents in particular) · fi porukat (immediate family, parents in particular) · ja 両親 (immediate family, parents in particular) · ja 親戚 (immediate family, parents in particular)