Folk
modern music and songs that are written in a style similar to that of traditional music
I enjoy listening to folk (music) .
Oxford Essential Dictionary
folk
noun (plural) (British) (American folks)
people:
There are a lot of old folk living in this village.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
folk
I. ˈfolk ˌmusic BrE AmE (also folk) noun [uncountable]
1. traditional music that has been played by ordinary people in a particular area for a long time
2. a style of popular music in which people sing and play ↑guitars, without any electronic equipment
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
folk [folk folks] noun, adjective [fəʊk] [foʊk]
noun
1. (also folks especially in NAmE) plural (informal) people in general
• ordinary working-class folk
• I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
• the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
2. folks plural (informal) a friendly way of addressing more than one person
• Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
3. folks plural (informal, especially NAmE) the members of your family, especially your parents
• How are your folks?
4. plural people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life
• country folk
• townsfolk
• farming folk
5. (also ˈfolk music) uncountable music in the traditional style of a country or community
• a folk festival/concert
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
folk / fəʊk / / foʊk / noun [ U ] (MUSIC)
B1 modern music and songs that are written in a style similar to that of traditional music:
I enjoy listening to folk (music) .
folk singers
a folk club/festival
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
folk
[fo͟ʊk]
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folks
(folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1.)
1) N-PLURAL: usu with supp You can refer to people as folk or folks.
Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid...
These are the folks from the local TV station.
...old folks.
Syn:
people
2) N-PLURAL: usu poss N You can refer to your close family, especially your mother and father, as your folks. [INFORMAL]
I've been avoiding my folks lately.
3) N-VOC You can use folks as a term of address when you are talking to several people. [INFORMAL]
`It's a question of money, folks,' I announced...
This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
4) ADJ: ADJ n Folk art and customs are traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
...South American folk art.
...traditional Chinese folk medicine.
5) ADJ: ADJ n Folk music is music which is traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
...Irish folk music.
N-UNCOUNT
Folk is also a noun. ...a variety of music including classical, jazz, and folk.
6) ADJ: ADJ n Folk can be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people.
Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars...
Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
Syn:
popular
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1folk /ˈfoʊk/ noun
1 folks [plural]
a chiefly US informal : people in general
• Folks say that house is haunted.
• Some folks think the law should be changed.
b
- used to talk to a group of people in a friendly and informal way
• Do you folks need any help?
• That's all for today, folks—see you tomorrow!
2 or chiefly US folks [plural] informal : a certain kind of people
• a home for old folks
• He doesn't much care for city folk. [=people who live in a city]
• country folk
• the distinctive speech of folks from the South
3 folks [plural] chiefly US informal : family members
• I'll be spending the holidays with my folks. especially; : parents
• His folks gave him everything a kid could want.
4 [noncount] : folk music
• My favorite kind of music is folk.
