Definition of folk-way:
(n) :
(collective plural) People, persons.
(n) :
(collective plural, usually as folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
(adj) :
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
(adj) :
Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
(adj) :
(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
(adj) :
Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous.