folksy

English

Etymology

folks +‎ -y

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊksi

Adjective

folksy (comparative folksier or more folksy, superlative folksiest or most folksy)

Characteristic of simple country life.
Informal, affable and familiar.

Synonyms

(affable and familiar): chummy

Related terms

Translations

characteristic of simple country life

Finnish: kansanomainen (fi)
French: rustique (fr), campagnard (fr)
German: volkstümlich (de)
Greek: λαϊκότροπος (el) (laïkótropos)
Russian: простонародный (ru) (prostonarodnyj)

informal: affable and familiar

Chinese:
Mandarin: 友好 (zh) (yǒuhǎo), 和氣／和气 (zh) (héqì)
Finnish: lupsakka (fi)
German: gesellig (de), umgänglich (de), locker (de)

See also

just folks

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