folks 2

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

people in general (often used in the plural)

Examples

1.folks around here drink moonshine
2.they're just country folk
3.the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next

Derivationally related form

adjective

very informal and familiar

Hyponym

noun

people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics

noun

people of good family and breeding and high social status

noun

the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)

noun

folks from your own home town

noun

disparaging terms for the common people

Member_holonym

noun

one of the common people