folkish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
  2. In the style of folk music.
  3. Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
  4. Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.

Word forms

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Etymology

From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)

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