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 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 This combined with the folksiest possible man being selected for the vice-presidential candidate? Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024 At the traditional coaches pregame press conference Sunday, Dykes was in two-minute offense mode, blending insight with a folksy nature. Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023 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
Adjective
  • These dessert bars are sweet and buttery, the kind of down-home dessert that disappears really quick.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Cervantes’ writings mixes a high-style and an extraordinary realism, in ordinary life detail and colloquial dialogue.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t about a desire for simpler, colloquial language.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Perfect for long flights, city strolls, or casual dinners, the moisture-wicking fabric is stretchy, breathable, and even offers UPF 40+ sun protection.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Keep it casual in sneakers, or wear it with suede ankle booties to the pumpkin patch.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The only time this percentage has been higher since City joined the informal ranks of that group was in 2009, at the outset of their Abu Dhabi project.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folksy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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