folksy
pronunciation
How to pronounce folksy in British English:
UK [ˈfəʊksi]
How to pronounce folksy in American English:
US [ˈfoʊksi]
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of country life
- very informal and familiar
Word Origin
- folksy (adj.)
- "sociable, unpretentious," 1852, U.S. colloquial, from folks + -y (2). Related: Folksiness.
Example
- 1. His folksy manner has endeared him to his neighbors .
- 2. They wanted the store to have a folksy small-town image .
- 3. Fashion has a folksy theme this summer .
- 4. He doesn 't have buffett 's track record and connections -- or buffett 's folksy appeal .
- 5. The rest , as they say , is history ; the firm now uses the story to illustrate its folksy image .