: a mode of thinking, feeling, or acting common to a given group of people
especially
: a traditional social custom
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Opened in 2016, the studio numbers 130 students of all ages, mostly children of Indian descent eager to learn both the folkways of their forebears and the rituals deeply connected to their ancestral roots.
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Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2023
Brown, who is a vegan, seemed to find the peculiar human folkways involving meat enervating.
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Virginia Heffernan,
Wired,
1 Apr. 2020
Most of the Jews of Newark are proud FDR Democrats who see themselves as fully American while preserving their neighborhood folkways, cheering on Britain’s war with Nazi Germany, and loathing Lindbergh.
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David Klion,
The New Republic,
16 Mar. 2020
The agrarian rebel Zapata became an iconic figure for a new order that was merging social reform with a celebration of folkways and traditions—in striking contrast to the urban-industrial character of the Russian Revolution.
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Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2020
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Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2023
Brown, who is a vegan, seemed to find the peculiar human folkways involving meat enervating.
—
Virginia Heffernan,
Wired,
1 Apr. 2020
Most of the Jews of Newark are proud FDR Democrats who see themselves as fully American while preserving their neighborhood folkways, cheering on Britain’s war with Nazi Germany, and loathing Lindbergh.
—
David Klion,
The New Republic,
16 Mar. 2020
The agrarian rebel Zapata became an iconic figure for a new order that was merging social reform with a celebration of folkways and traditions—in striking contrast to the urban-industrial character of the Russian Revolution.
—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2020
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“Folkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folkway. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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