Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Simple and unpretentious in behavior.
- adjective Characterized by informality and affability.
- adjective Modest; low-key.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
cracker-barrel . - adjective very informal and familiar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characteristic of
simple country life . - adjective
Informal ,affable andfamiliar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of country life
- adjective very informal and familiar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And for the con complaints about it took too long for President Obama to decide, let me see if I can put in "folksy" terms, have you heard the old "saw" to "measure twice and cut once"?
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Brian Francis Slattery, accompanied by a violinist, bassist, and his own slick banjo playing sung selections from his novel LIBERATION in folksy, Appalachian style.
Fantastic Fiction at KGB » Blog Archive » Photos from the June 17th Reading 2009
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Adam Robert's makes excellent points: why literature screams pretention to some while genre cries folksy is borderline nonsensical.
MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010
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Marie, After all he did drive a pick up!!!!!! how folksy is that for a GOOPer who is a senatorfold pin-up for Caribou Barbie and Bat$hit carzy Michelle.
Think Progress » Why Scott Brown Cannot Be Trusted To Work Proactively To Reform Health Care 2010
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Told in folksy language and down-home idioms that only occasionally veer into corn pone, this enjoyable story evokes a world once hidden in plain sight, and the inevitability of its end.
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And barbie, as usual, not bothering to read the script, gittin 'folksy, you betcha, and saying dumb stuff.
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Told in folksy language and down-home idioms that only occasionally veer into corn pone, this enjoyable story evokes a world once hidden in plain sight, and the inevitability of its end.
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Told in folksy language and down-home idioms that only occasionally veer into corn pone, this enjoyable story evokes a world once hidden in plain sight, and the inevitability of its end.
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He towers over crowds and speaks in folksy bullet points — "common-sense values," "secure the borders," "America won't back down."
July 2006 2006
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Some people call it bein 'folksy, others call it bein' stupid.
Misamprehension David 2006
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