regular folk
Everyday common citizens
Regular folk are ordinary people—those without wealth, fame, special status, or elite credentials.
The phrase carries a democratic, down-to-earth connotation, often contrasting everyday people with politicians, celebrities, or the powerful: He still remembers where he came from—regular folk who worked hard for everything they had.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly or to signal unpretentiousness.
- neighborPerson living nearby
- next-door neighborPerson living immediately adjacent
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- peopleHumans as a group
- everyday peopleAverage, unremarkable citizens
everyday · ordinary · salt of the earth · blue-collar worker · common · common man · typical · unsung hero · rank-and-file · plainspoken · heartland · Main Street · working stiff · citizen · working-class · grassroots · down-to-earth · townsfolk
regular folkthe elite
Most powerful group
elites · aristocracy · high society · the one percent · old money
regular folkcelebrities
Well-known public figures
stars · public figures · household names · famous people · A-listers
regular folkpower brokers
Hidden political influencers
movers and shakers · the powers that be · VIPs · bigwigs · world leaders
regular, folk, regularly, regularity, irregular, irregularly, irregularity, regulate, regulation