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
Known for his trademark cowboy hat and folksy charisma, Phillips led with authenticity, loyalty, and a deep belief in his players.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folksy
Adjective
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Picasso Engineering puts a lot of importance on extremely low weight in all its designs, which translates to lots of light, homespun carbon components across their portfolio.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Croydon rapper moves to maintain this homespun ethos on his debut album Weekend Rockstar, out now on his own label-cum-collective Regularisperfect.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The crowd ate down-home food cooked by character actor Wilford Brimley, who had flown in from Tennessee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 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
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
Adjective
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All sorts of messages, formal or casual, are more meaningful during the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in your conversation zone.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a 2010 study, for example, the disparity held in both casual and familiar encounters, with ten per cent of women reaching orgasm versus thirty-one per cent of men in a first-time hookup, and sixty-eight per cent versus eighty-five per cent with a familiar partner.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The massive spread includes several formal and informal gathering spaces, with the gleaming chef’s kitchen serving as the heart of the home.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
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National Snack Day was established in 2016 by Jace Shoemaker-Galloway, who has invented more than two-dozen informal holidays, Days of the Year said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folksy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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