If you describe something as folksy, you mean that it is simple and has a style characteristic of folk craft and tradition. You sometimes use folksy to show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated.
...folksy country furniture.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as folksy, you mean that they are friendly and informal in their behaviour.
[US, approval]
...an elderly, folksy postman.
folksy in British English
(ˈfəʊksɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -sier or -siest
1.
of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity
2. informal, mainly US and Canadian
friendly; affable
3.
of or relating to folk art
Derived forms
folksiness (ˈfolksiness)
noun
folksy in American English
(ˈfoʊksi)
US
adjectiveWord forms: ˈfolksier or ˈfolksiest
Informal
friendly or sociable in a simple, direct manner
sometimes used in a derogatory way of affected or exaggerated familiarity
Derived forms
folksily (ˈfolksily)
adverb
folksiness (ˈfolksiness)
noun
Examples of 'folksy' in a sentence
folksy
They appeared in the homes of lovers of the arts and crafts movement and its folksy style.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He spoke slowly with that folksy charm that makes you want to smile for no reason at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But it's obvious his folksy style appeals to the audience.
Christianity Today (2000)
Nor are the methods simple in that folksy French way.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Another classic being rediscovered is the rocking chair, with its pleasing organic shape and faintly folksy feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Its conventions are stilted, its plot unsurprising, its characters stock and its folksy songs repetitive.