folksy UK /fəʊksi/US /foʊksi/ adjective3 •Characteristic of common folk. •Characteristic of simple country life. •Informal, affable, and familiar.Mr. Clooney, as a veteran spacewalker, with his resonant voice and folksy yarns, seems to be channeling every imperturbable astronaut you ever heard speaking from on high. — 2013 formsfolksier · more folksy · folksiest · most folksy