What does folksy mean?
Definitions for folksy
ˈfoʊk sifolksy
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Princeton's WordNet
cracker-barrel, folksy, homespunadjective
characteristic of country life
"cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
folksyadjective
very informal and familiar
"a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style"
Wiktionary
folksyadjective
Characteristic of simple country life.
folksyadjective
Informal, affable and familiar.
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folksy
Folksy refers to something characterized by simplicity, warmth, and directness reflecting traditional or rural life, attitudes and customs. It often applies to art, music or a person's style or demeanor, having a casual, relaxed or unpretentious quality that feels wholesome or genuine.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of folksy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of folksy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of folksy in a Sentence
I think that for now, she's doing a good job channeling this excitement and being really folksy, i do think that as we go forward, it's going to be important for her to do the more traditional rallies.
In response to Biden's energy policy: Senator John Kennedy then gave a folksy analogy to describe Biden’s energy policy: “Ainsley, I used to have a beagle named Roger. And Roger was a rascal. About every two weeks, Roger would run off. He’d always come back but about half the time he’d come back dragging roadkill that he would hide under my back porch. President Biden’s energy policy looks like and smells like something Roger used to keep under my back porch.”
A couple months from now — about when we're going back to school — that's when people are going to start to say,' All right, it's time to tell us what you're really going to do,' i think that for now, she's doing a good job channeling this excitement and being really folksy.
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