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Meaning of straightfolk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Straight (heterosexual) people.

informal, plural, plural-only

Examples

“turning down one sheet / in our little room / while down below / the straightfolk come and go / looking for stray sons after dark.”
“Here is a story for you, Straightfolk of Straightworld: In May 1895, the great writer Oscar Wilde was put on trial in London for the crime of sexual indecency with other men.”
“This ancient idea that the most "universal" (or, cough, American) story is one contingent on the problems of wealthy white, cis, straightfolk is very much still alive and thriving.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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