English Explanatory Dictionary

folks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
  2. People in general; everybody or anybody.
  3. The police.
noun
  1. plural of folk
noun
  1. Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. plural of Folk
  2. Transplants to Southern California from the Midwestern United States, especially Iowa.

Pronunciation

/fəʊks/ /foʊks/ /foʊlks/ en-us-folks.ogg

Word forms

folks

Etymology

Coined by California historian Kevin Starr.

Related words

folk

Derived words

congressfolks folksy gentlefolks grandfolks ladyfolks menfolks old folks showfolks but seriously folks different strokes for different folks just folks just-folks just plain folks regular folks that's all, folks Folkston
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