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Definition of "folkie" [folkie]

  • A folk singer or musician. (noun)
  • One who is an enthusiast of folk music. (noun)
  • Of, relating to, or in the style of folk music. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "folkie" in a sentence
  • "It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee."
  • "But because she's a "folkie," her amazing guitar chops will have to remain another one of"
  • "Canadian folkie and Seth Rogen lookalike Dan Mangan set the bar high in the early afternoon by leaping over a fence to join the just plain folk for a ridiculously infectious chorus of "Robots need love, too.""