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Meaning of folx | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/fəʊks/

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of folks.
    alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
  2. Eye dialect spelling of folks, representing African-American Vernacular English.
    alt-of, plural, plural-only, pronunciation-spelling
  3. Folks; people.
    Internet, especially, plural, plural-only

Examples

“I presume yoᵣ lo. will fynde to be very stronge besides the qualitie of the peticonars to be lookte vppon, whoe if they be noe other then as folx [also fox] is stilde mear mariners, it cannot promise muche of their extraordinarie performancis, as hath bin made appeare formerlye in this perticuler designe, [...]”
“De kommitte told me dere wus a great gedderin ob de culored folx at Brudder Jonson's Eatin House, [...]”
“If some do, da hypocrites, and dat don't militate 'gains de siety; for cause da some hypocrites, dat proves dat some good folx.”
“This time around the fine folx of Rocktober bring us the greatest rocknroll^([sic]) moments in television history.”
“I write this book with the goal of showing you that Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous folx are not a “was,” that we are [...still present.] […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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