"whitefolk" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From white + folk. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|white|folk}} white + folk Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} whitefolk pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) White people. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-whitefolk-en-noun-EYW7qi7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "ref": "2012 April 20, Scott Brown, “Theater Review: Clybourne Park Is a Mighty Racial Cage Match”, in Vulture",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2019 June 11, Michael Phillips, “'Last Black Man in San Francisco' review: This old house tells a story”, in Chicago Tribune",
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