Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
folks — folks; folks·i·ly; folks·i·ness; grand·folks; folks·ey; … English syllables
folks — index populace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
folks — (n.) people of one s family, 1715, colloquial, from plural of FOLK (Cf. folk) … Etymology dictionary
folks — [n] family brood, clan, horde, household, kin, parents, people, relatives, tribe; concepts 296,378,397 … New thesaurus
Folks — Folk Folk (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
folks — noun a) The members of ones household; especially ones parents and immediate family. My folks visit us at Christmas. b) People in general; everybody or anybody. Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays. See Also: folk … Wiktionary
folks — n. one’s parents. (Always with the possessive.) □ I’ll have to ask my folks if I can go. □ Her folks are sort of mad at her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
folks — noun 1. your parents (Freq. 1) he wrote to his folks every day • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Folks — pl n 1. one s parents; 2. persons of one s own family; one s relatives: My folks are having a big bash tonight … Dictionary of Australian slang
folks — Australian Slang pl n 1. one s parents; 2. persons of one s own family; one s relatives: My folks are having a big bash tonight … English dialects glossary
