folkie

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noun

folk·​ie ˈfō-kē How to pronounce folkie (audio)
variants or less commonly folky
plural folkies
: a folk singer or instrumentalist

folkie

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adjective

variants or folky
: of or relating to folk music

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Noun
The sisters there were ’70s folkies; the daughter a ’90s alt-rocker; and the lyrics a whole lot stronger. — Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 The inclusion of the Mumfords and Scottish step-dancing trad folkies Breabach kept the bill from being a full-on Nashville diaspora. — Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The Yeahs’ Karen O and Nick Zinner had a folkie duo called Unitard. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022 Scoring a penthouse apartment in Manhattan whose only flaw is its lack of a kitchen (and folkie neighbor Laura Nyro singing late at night). — Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for folkie

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1964, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of folkie was in 1964

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“Folkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folkie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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