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folkish

folkish adjective: popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.

Adjective

folkish (comparative more folkish, superlative most folkish)

  1. Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
  2. In the style of folk music.
  3. (Germanic) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
  4. (Germanic, especially) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.

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Forms of folkish

comparativemore folkish
superlativemost folkish

Origin of folkish

From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)

Words formed from folkish

Questions about folkish

What does folkish mean?
Folkish means popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
What part of speech is folkish?
Folkish is an adjective.

Words near folkish in the dictionary

  1. folkier
  2. folkies
  3. folkiest
  4. folkiness
  5. Folkingham
  6. folkish
  7. folkishly
  8. folkishness
  9. folkism
  10. folkisms
  11. folkland

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