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folkish

adj — 4 senses

folkish

adj

Etymology From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)

1

Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music In the style of folk music.

3

Lifestyle, Paganism, Religion Germanic Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.

4

Lifestyle, Paganism, Religion Germanic, Especially, In white supremacy and Nazism Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.

Synonyms
folky, traditional, völkisch
Antonyms
futuristic, modern, universalist
Derived terms
folkishly, folkishness
Related terms
folksiness, folksy

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.