as in homespun
having or showing an unpretentious informality a folksy manner that gives television viewers the feeling that they're visiting with a friend for an hour

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Recent Examples of folksy Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025 The rocker, deeply associated with working-class American values, chose the popular, folksy trope of discussing politics in the small-town diner setting. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024 His affect, along with his record as Minnesota governor, made progressive policies look like a matter of folksy common sense. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024 His impression of the Minnesota governor, who was selected, in part, for his ability to be folksy and relatable in these key battleground states, was nonexistent. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for folksy
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Adjective
  • Getting those props was a matter of homespun ingenuity.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the homespun sounds of early-2000s indie rock became mall-soundtrack fare, tastemakers took a new interest in rap, R&B, pop, and electronic music.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • These start with different illustrations of down-home life that gradually give way to drawings of fires, mayhem and syringes plunged into eyeballs as a saccharin-sweet song from sisterly duo Patience and Prudence plays.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • These dessert bars are sweet and buttery, the kind of down-home dessert that disappears really quick.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The resilience of the fast casual food category also comes from its relatively smaller exposure to the lower income consumers that have been under more pressure in the current macroeconomic environment, Cho noted.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Santa Fe Opera offers a unique experience by combining traditional opera with casual parking lot tailgating.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the research was slow to get off the ground and, more crucially, informal conversations Adamala had with colleagues in other fields, at conferences and other forums, began to sow alarm.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folksy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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