Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitefolk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: white-folk
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: blackfolk"
"Francine’s stolid, accommodating husband Albert (Damon Gupton) completes the picture, and soon we’re in purgatory, with a passel of well-meaning whitefolk raucously debating the limits of liberty (vis a vis the superseding priority of property value) as the black folks stand quietly by, biting (through) their tongues."
"The movie joins an impressive list of recent films obsessed with Bay Area redevelopment and the high cost of living where you used to live, or want to live, surrounded by pre-approved whitefolk of means."

Etymology

From white + folk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: white
Suffix: folk

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does whitefolk mean?: White people.
Where does whitefolk come from?: From white + folk.

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