Synonyms for folklore
ˈfoʊkˌlɔr, -ˌloʊrfolk·lore

Princeton's WordNet

1. folklorenoun

   the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

Matched Categories

1. • Lore

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1. List of paraphrases for "folklore":

   folk, folklife, lore

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How to use folklore in a sentence?

1. Dos Anjos:

   Agents and the directors of football clubs have stopped players from using nicknames, if your name is Hulk then you will be painted green and made to look like your name. It is a way to neutralize any irony or folklore and make them seem more serious.

2. Francesco Andoli:

   This is not a question of folklore, it is about culture, our identity, our dignity as a people that has shown we can look after our saint ourselves.

3. Elizabeth Murray:

   You can understand why a family member would do anything to make it stop, just like fever or other medical conditions, there are remedies or potentially folklore that can be passed down.

4. Sonam Dargyal:

   If we don't pass down these stories, future generations will have no knowledge of them, our folklore and our traditions will then be truly lost.

5. John Burrison:

   I think 'Murder Kroger' also reflects a fascination with crime and violence (as evidenced by the number of 'cop shows' on commercial TV, and in folklore, the large number of American murder ballads). I wouldn't call that fascination uniquely American, but ours is certainly a violent country compared with many others.