folkway
noun
folk·way
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Definition of folkway
: a mode of thinking, feeling, or acting common to a given group of people
especially
: a traditional social custom
Examples of folkway in a Sentence
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Other artworks stand on their own and provide an immersive glimpse into African folkways and traditions. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "UConnâs Benton museum infused with spirit of Africa," 26 Aug. 2019 The conventions, the assumptions, the folkways, of American life were under siege everywhere. — David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, "Tuned in to the âSummer of â69â," 22 Aug. 2019 Villamere says that in Newfoundland, wild berries are about folkways, such as the prized molasses-partridgeberry jam tart and salt-cod sandwich with jam and cheddar. — Rebecca Powers, Washington Post, "On your next summer vacation, look for berried treasure," 13 Aug. 2019 The slim, plaid-jacketed guidebook, edited by Lisa Birnbach and written by her, Jonathan Roberts, Carol McD. Wallace and Mason Wiley, promised its reader virtual entree into the squash courts and folkways of the old-money elite. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, "The âPreppy Handbookâ & Me," 5 Aug. 2019 But the practices and superstitions that govern family life are purely of a specific time and place, when local folkways were swept away by high-tech savagery. — WSJ, "âBirds of Passageâ Review: Splendor and the Grass," 14 Feb. 2019 There have been far fewer attempts made to treat Democrats as a foreign tribe, to eat their food and understand their folkways. — The Economist, "The L wordWho is a Democrat?," 12 July 2018 Otherwise, discharge petitions are considered an existential threat to leadership and to the mores and folkways of the House. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Why the House May Finally Pass an Immigration Bill," 16 May 2018 Tim Woodward graduated to columnist and feature writer, and his tales of Boise and Idaho kept longtime Idahoans and newcomers attuned to Idaho's folkways and unique places. — idahostatesman, "About Us: 150 Years of News and Change | Idaho Statesman," 1 Aug. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'folkway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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