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old school

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. old schoolnoun

    a class of people favoring traditional ideas

Wiktionary

  1. old schoolnoun

    A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.

  2. old schooladjective

    Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.

Wikipedia

  1. Old School

    Old School is a song by Canadian pop rock group Hedley. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, Famous Last Words/Never Too Late. It reached number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 before it was officially released in August 2008, and peaked at number 10.

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  1. old school

    Old school generally refers to something that is considered traditional or adheres to longstanding values, styles, or methods. It often implies a sense of nostalgia or respect for the past. The term can apply to various contexts such as music, fashion, technology, education and many more, highlighting either the high standards or lack of sophistication associated with an earlier era.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of old school in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of old school in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of old school in a Sentence

  1. Chisa Iwuagwu:

    I'm seeing tons of celebrities wearing them. There are celebrity lines of sweatshirts that are made to look like old-school vintage sweaters that your Aunt Maude would give you.

  2. Neil Gorsuchs:

    Order extra laps? Detention? A trip to the principal's office? Maybe. But then again, maybe that's too old school Maybe today you call a police officer. arresting a now-compliant class clown for burping was going a step too far.

  3. Laura Miranda:

    Old school tactics like these do not work. Run away from any coach that has you do this.

  4. Jessica Rovello:

    There's an old-school business saying. Revenue is for vanity and profit is for sanity.

  5. Prince Feisal:

    We would love to see transformation occur. We would like to see greater openness, transparency and accountability. As members of a sports authority we have the responsibility to be transparent and accountable, but not everybody has been able to transform. Some people may be very old-school and have not evaluated their processes to have that transparency and accountability in place.


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