folks
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folks — folks; folks·i·ly; folks·i·ness; grand·folks; folks·ey; … English syllables
folks — index populace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
folks — (n.) people of one s family, 1715, colloquial, from plural of FOLK (Cf. folk) … Etymology dictionary
folks — [n] family brood, clan, horde, household, kin, parents, people, relatives, tribe; concepts 296,378,397 … New thesaurus
Folks — Folk Folk (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
folks — noun a) The members of ones household; especially ones parents and immediate family. My folks visit us at Christmas. b) People in general; everybody or anybody. Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays. See Also: folk … Wiktionary
folks — This is an informal, even archaic, term for people, folk, relatives, or race. Just folks and plain folks are trite phrases implying simplicity and unpretentiousness. Folksy is an informal term for sociable or genial : The President is a sociable… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
folks — n. one’s parents. (Always with the possessive.) □ I’ll have to ask my folks if I can go. □ Her folks are sort of mad at her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
folks — noun 1. your parents (Freq. 1) he wrote to his folks every day • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Folks — pl n 1. one s parents; 2. persons of one s own family; one s relatives: My folks are having a big bash tonight … Dictionary of Australian slang
folks — Australian Slang pl n 1. one s parents; 2. persons of one s own family; one s relatives: My folks are having a big bash tonight … English dialects glossary
