The artistic entertainment and material artifacts of a society's peasantry and/or least learned members, usually involving small-scale household production representative of a unique local community without regard to a wider vernacular.

(idiomatic, sociology) A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.

plural of folk devil

(historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

Alternative spelling of folktale

(idiomatic) Directs attention to immediately preceding failed attempt at humor.

Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.

A misunderstanding of the etymology of a word based on an inexpert analysis; an etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word based on the inadequate judgement of a common speaker of the language instead of etymological expertise.

(music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition. / (music, uncountable) folk music

(informal) One's elderly relations. / (informal) The old people of a particular place or social situation. / (informal) Senior citizens.