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folksy
[ fohk-see ]
adjective
- friendly or neighborly; sociable.
- very informal; familiar; unceremonious:
The politician affected a folksy style.
- belonging to the common people, especially in regard to a conscious use of mannerisms, speech patterns, attitudes, etc.:
folksy humor.
folksy
/ ˈ´Úəʊ°ì²õɪ /
adjective
- of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity
- informal.friendly; affable
- of or relating to folk art
Derived Forms
- ˈ´Ú´Ç±ô°ì²õ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú´Ç±ô°ìs¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
A humorist and actor, his folksy delivery artfully deflated politicians and pomposities.
The "hobbling" scene—she uses a sledgehammer to break Paul’s ankles—elevated her to canonical b***h status: a cunning, brutal and mercurial harridan who hides her malice behind a folksy façade.
“My name is Jimmy Carter, and I’m running for president,†the initially little-known candidate began each stump speech, always with a folksy grin.
Famously promising that he would always tell the truth if he won, Carter defeated Ford in a close election in which the Democrat eschewed ideology and instead cultivated an anodyne image as a folksy populist.
Despite devoting a significant part of his book to dissecting communications challenges and mistakes he feels he made, his way of communicating is equal parts folksy and conceptually sophisticated.
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