Definition of folk

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  • folk is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • folk is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • folk is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of folk

  • people in general (often used in the plural) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they're just country folk
    2. folks around here drink moonshine

    Synonyms

    1. common people
    2. folks
  • people descended from a common ancestor (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. family
    2. family line
    3. kinfolk
    4. kinsfolk
    5. phratry
    6. sept
  • the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ethnic music
    2. folk music
  • a social division of (usually preliterate) people (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. tribe

See definition of folk in Merriam Webster