What does whitefolk mean?
Whitefolk means (informal) White people..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) White people..
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.
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Whitefolk means (informal) White people..
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Coordinate term: blackfolk
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