Meaning of just folks | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ordinary, unpretentious people; an ordinary, unpretentious person.
   idiomatic, plural, plural-only, sometimes
2. Unpretentious, informal, down-to-earth.
   attributive, idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“"You still think they come all boxed, sorted, and labeled, do you?" he said. "And that they aren't ‘just folks’ at all?" "Yes, I still think so. They never seem a bit like ‘folks’ to me. It's their business to sit up there stiff and solemn and stern."”

“He was happy . . . to be going out to a restaurant without having to sign books or talk to students about Whitman and Melville. . . . Idolized Bech loved, at the end of a long day impersonating himself, being just folks.”

“"She has gone from being just folks to being a bit imperial, assuming a bit more of a queenly role," said Ms. Allgor.”

“Even his mussed cravat and cow licked hair had a "just folks" quality.”

“George Bush's attempt at just-folks normalcy was undermined when he turned a blind eye to his chief of staff flying military jets to private appointments.”

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