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folx.

Alternative spelling of folks.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fəʊks/Received-Pronunciation/foʊks/General-American/foʊlks/General-American, nonstandard

  1. Alternative spelling of folks.

    alt-of · alternative · plural · plural-only

  2. Eye dialect spelling of folks, representing African-American Vernacular English.

    alt-of · plural · plural-only · pronunciation-spelling

  3. Folks; people.

    Internet · especially · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Variant of folks. While the word was already gender-neutral, the suffix -x is a deliberate social signal of awareness of sexual minorities. Compare English Latinx.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.