folx
/foʊks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.51 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of folks.
Example Sentences
- "I presume yoᵣ lo. will fynde to be very stronge besides the qualitie of the peticonars to be lookte vppon, whoe if they be noe other then as folx [also fox] is stilde mear mariners, it cannot promise muche of their extraordinarie performancis, as hath bin made appeare formerlye in this perticuler designe, [...]"
- "De kommitte told me dere wus a great gedderin ob de culored folx at Brudder Jonson's Eatin House, [...]"
- "If some do, da hypocrites, and dat don't militate 'gains de siety; for cause da some hypocrites, dat proves dat some good folx."
- "This time around the fine folx of Rocktober bring us the greatest rocknroll^([sic]) moments in television history."
- "I write this book with the goal of showing you that Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous folx are not a “was,” that we are [...still present.] […]"
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /foʊks/
- British English: /fəʊks/