Folkie
[foh-kee] /ˈfoʊ ki/ Informal.
noun
1.
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adjective, folkier, folkiest.
2.
of or relating to folk singers or folk music.
/ˈfəʊkɪ/
noun (pl) -ies
1.
a devotee of folk music
n.
“devotee of (modern) folk music,” attested by 1966, with -ie.
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