English Explanatory Dictionary

folx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of folks.
  2. Eye dialect spelling of folks, representing African-American Vernacular English.
  3. Folks; people.

Pronunciation

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

Word forms

folx

Etymology

Variant of folks. While the word was already gender-neutral, the suffix -x is a deliberate social signal of awareness of sexual minorities. Compare English Latinx.

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