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
As darkness fell, Price, sometimes with a guitar and sometimes a tambourine and sometimes just the mic, served as a fun bridge between the rootsy afternoon sound and the both increasingly folksy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Dave Matthews (and Tim Reynolds) and John Mellencamp.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Yeun’s air of gentleness and honesty is put to good, perhaps misdirecting use, as is Chandler’s relaxed manner and mildly folksy affability.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Yeun’s air of gentleness and honesty is put to good, perhaps misdirecting use, as is Chandler’s relaxed manner and mildly folksy affability.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folksy
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The very first Ramen Rumble, a 100-guest event hosted at Good Salt’s Baldwin Park eatery in The Osprey, was inspired by a random thread on popular Facebook page Orlando Foodie Forum presented by Tasty Chomps, a homespun social media hub helmed by Ricky Ly.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Coretta was struck by how Howard, who at one point waved a stalk of Iowa corn to rally the crowd, used homespun pragmatism to challenge the basic assumptions of national security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The whole affair is rambunctious and unabashedly down-home, like a cross between a state fair and a frat’s block party.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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This good and good-for-you version offers both down-home flavors and enhanced nutrition, too.—
Virginia Willis,
AJC.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The city of big apples, hand-tossed pizzas and the colloquial adverb deadass.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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This time around, our Traitors and Faithfuls are a beautiful assortment of Housewives, Survivors, athletes, actors, and plenty of mothers — both literal (Donna Kelce) and in the colloquial sense (Porsha Williams).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The pair leaned in close for a casual selfie, sharing the beach day with her followers.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Locking that feature risks alienating casual users who rely on free access.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who survived the informal audition went on to meet judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folksy. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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