Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Friendly, informal, and unpretentious.
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- noun Alternative form of
just folks .
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Examples
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And, like the Old Testament Jews, God has printed up eviction notices for them to tack up on the homes of the nothing-special, just-folks folks who are squatting there.
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The student body was diverse - from age 15 (there with her mom) to over 70, just-folks and school teachers and seminary students from the US, people from Canada, a young man from Italy.
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The U.S. has mostly managed to project a freedom-loving, just-folks image while operating a secret police apparatus second to none.
The More It Changes 2005
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Astroturf ads usually depict just-folks characters.
Word Watch 1995
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It's not hard to imagine New York's urban aloha going the way of its Polynesian progenitor, but for the moment a genial, just-folks atmosphere reigns.
NYT > Home Page By THAD ZIOLKOWSKI 2011
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This stunt had a just-folks veneer on it, but it was another AFP production -- after all, as owners of the largest privately held oil corporation, the Koch brothers have a special interest in spreading denial about the existence of climate change.
Propeller Most Popular Stories hyperbola 2010
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This stunt had a just-folks veneer on it, but it was another AFP production -- after all, as owners of the largest privately held oil corporation, the Koch brothers have a special interest in spreading denial about the existence of climate change.
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This stunt had a just-folks veneer on it, but it was another AFP production -- after all, as owners of the largest privately held oil corporation, the Koch brothers have a special interest in spreading denial about the existence of climate change.
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This stunt had a just-folks veneer on it, but it was another AFP production -- after all, as owners of the largest privately held oil corporation, the Koch brothers have a special interest in spreading denial about the existence of climate change.
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This stunt had a just-folks veneer on it, but it was another AFP production -- after all, as owners of the largest privately held oil corporation, the Koch brothers have a special interest in spreading denial about the existence of climate change.
Propeller Most Popular Stories hyperbola 2010
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