regular folks
Average everyday citizens
Regular folks refers to ordinary people—those without exceptional wealth, fame, power, or social status.
The phrase carries warmth and democratic appeal, suggesting common ground with everyday citizens: Politicians love to claim they understand regular folks.
It often implies authenticity or down-to-earth values, sometimes in contrast to elites or the privileged: He never forgot where he came from—still hangs out with regular folks.
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- common manTypical ordinary citizen
- Joe SixpackStereotypical common man
- commonersOrdinary citizens, untitled
- salt of the earthFundamentally decent, reliable people
layman · average · Main Street · mom and pop · blue-collar · rank and file · citizen · unsung hero · grassroots · people · everyday people · layperson · middle class · mainstream · individuals · John Doe · plain Jane · humble
- populacethe masses, ordinary people, general public, hoi polloi, everyman
- commonerscommoner, commoners, peasant, peasants, common people
regular folkselites
Privileged powerful groups
the elite · the upper class · aristocrats · oligarchs · plutocrats
regular folkscelebrities
Well-known public figures
famous people · public figures · stars · VIPs · household names
regular, folk, folks, regularly, regulate, irregular, regulated, irregularity, regularity