FOLKSY

folksy

(adjective) very informal and familiar; “a folksy radio commentator”; “a folksy style”

folksy

(adjective) belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc.; “folksy humor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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

Source: Wiktionary



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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