Folkiehood
noun
The milieu, attitudes, etc, of folk-music performers and devotees: as sure as she rejects that of ether-dwelling, confessional folkiehood (1990s+)
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[fohk-lawr, -lohr] /ˈfoʊkˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr/ noun 1. the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; of a people. 2. the study of such lore. 3. a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs. /ˈfəʊkˌlɔː/ noun 1. the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc 2. the […]
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