Meanings
adjectivefolky (comparative folkier, superlative folkiest)
comparative folkier · superlative folkiest
- informalentertainmentHaving the character of folk music
The band opened with a folky little number.
1 more example
James Taylor flew into England to see if he could interest the Beatles' Apple label into recording "Carolina In My Mind" and some of his other folky material.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 244
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*fulkaz
- Proto-Germanic*fulką
- Proto-West Germanic*folk
- Old Englishfolc
- Middle Englishfolk
- Englishfolk
- Englishfolky
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with folky
smokysmokeyLokipokeytokihokeydokioakytrocheartichokeychokeycokeycroakyhokey cokeyhokey pokeylow-keyMoquisoakytrocheetteokbokki
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
folky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folky
MLA
“folky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folky.
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