good folk
originally and chiefly Scottish
noun
(With the or occasionally in plural) fairies or elves collectively; also occasionally witches collectively.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine.
- the whole shooting match
- the Whore of Babylon
- the windows of the soul
- the wish is father to the thought
- the witching hour
- the Word (of God)
- the word on the street
- the work of ——
- the world and his wife
- the world is your oyster
- the world, the flesh, and the devil
- the worried well
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall
- the Writings
- the wrong side of the tracks
- the wrong way round
- thewy
- they
- they-all
- they-all's
- they'd
- the year dot
- the yellow peril