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folx

UK/fəʊks//foʊks/

folx noun: folks; people. Also the alternative spelling of folks.

Noun

folx pl (plural only)

  1. (Internet, especially, plural, plural-only) Folks; people.
    • This time around the fine folx of Rocktober bring us the greatest rocknroll^([sic]) moments in television history.2004, Maximum Rocknroll, number 255
    • I write this book with the goal of showing you that Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous folx are not a “was,” that we are [...still present.] […]2018, Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed, →ISBN

Also used as

folx is also the alternative spelling of folks.

folx is also the eye dialect spelling of folks.

Origin of folx

Variant of folks. While the word was already gender-neutral, the suffix -x is a deliberate social signal of awareness of sexual minorities. Compare English Latinx.

Words that rhyme with folx

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Questions about folx

What does folx mean?
Folx means folks; people.
What part of speech is folx?
Folx is a noun.
How do you pronounce folx?
Folx is pronounced /fəʊks/ (UK).

Words near folx in the dictionary

  1. Folsomites
  2. Folsoms
  3. Foltz
  4. Foltzes
  5. folves
  6. folx
  7. folyl
  8. folylpolyglutamate
  9. folylpolyglutamates
  10. Folz
  11. Folzes

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