I am an "ilk."

I presume you are not using the word in the Scottish sense?

Naw, I'm Irish.

Could you explain what you mean by an 'ilk', or is it something where if you need to ask, you aren't one? Anyhow, you could tell us, unless that would be spoiling a joke, if there is one.

Going with the synonym of vintage .... yes! just got my first senior discount at 1 shop - am aiming to get a senior discount on the commuter breakfast at a place down the block

I'm of the senior ilk now and I'm kind of digging it.

I was called an "ilk" because I defended coconut oil.

This is what I am puzzled about. You have the old-fashioned Scottish usage, where 'of that ilk' means 'of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named', so that in this sense 'Moncrieff of that ilk' means 'a person called Moncrieff who owns a house or estate called Moncrieff, or who is laird of somewhere of that name', or the more modern idiom where 'ilk means 'type':

Men of that ilk were few and far between --- and never before had anyone even remotely that gorgeous graced the floral duvets of Sunny Dene.

She was also, Marianne reflected, of that ilk of markedly feminine women who allow their men to make the decisions.

I would not expect such things here, but I did smell something of that ilk aboard the guardboat, Prince Sameth.

So, either way a person could be of an ilk, but not be an ilk. So is it some kind of new slang?

well what's not to defend about coconut oil?

And I am not an "ilk" nor will I ever be an "ilk".

Nasty greasy stuff. It was part of that whole 'superfood' fad a few years back. Yuck.

Uh oh look what I started....

Now if I were an elk -

First I you are an ilk, now an elk?

Which is better?

Well, I ain't never heard of an Ilks Club, so, I'd figure Elk might be better for that.

I just read your "ilk" post - and reading your response - I think elk would work as well.

Edgar miswrote.

Wait a minute. Are you being ironic?

He wrote of "your ilk." Could I be mistaken? Could it mean I have an ilk?

Firstly, Edgar is American so assuming he is using a Scottish term is a bit outlandish (Will anyone get that?).

Secondly, that nasty, greasy stuff has become one of the most commonly used lubricants in the porn industry.

Ilk: Pronoun. Represents a group of items of the same type. Has a connotation of the typed group being of bad or questionable character.

Everybody has an ilk, I guess.