Meaning of folx | Babel Free
fəʊksDefinitions
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Alternative spelling of folks. alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
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Eye dialect spelling of folks, representing African-American Vernacular English. alt-of, plural, plural-only, pronunciation-spelling
- Folks; people.
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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