adj
Meaning 1
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
folkish
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CMU ARPABET: F OW1 K IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
In the style of folk music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adj
Meaning 3
Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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adj
Meaning 4
Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic, especially
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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History
Etymology
From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)