folks UK /fəʊks/US /foʊks/noun 4phrases 2 noun[plural only]4 •(US) people in general, or any group of peopleLots of folks like to travel during the holidays. •The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parentsMy folks visit us at Christmas. •Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.McPherson's healing ministry, in fact. was at the core of her success, since so many of the Folks had come to Southern California in late middle or old age in the hope of regaining lost health. — 2007 •(slang, rare) The police. Phrases with folks but seriously folksUsed to redirect attention to immediately preceding a failed attempt at humor. just folksOrdinary, unpretentious people; an ordinary, unpretentious person.
