folks

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see also: Folks

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /foʊks/
• (RP) IPA: /fəʊks/

Noun

1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents

   My folks visit us at Christmas.

2. (US) People in general; everybody or anybody.

   Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

3. (US, slang, rare, southern Louisiana) The police.
4. plural form of folk

Related terms

• folk

Noun

1. (California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.

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Folks

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Proper noun

1. Surname

Proper noun

1. plural form of Folk

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