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old school

Date: Feb 26 2004

Quote

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“It helped change a lot of the old school attitudes within the industry, and we formed a lot of important friendships and bonds. People in the industry, especially musicians, long for camaraderie. We never got a chance to meet or hook up. So it was a good experience for that and also to play with musicians that you’ve great admiration for.”
- Sarah McLachlan, singer, talking about the Lilith Fair concert tour. [VH1]

Definition

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as something was done in the past

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “old school” in two distinct ways. One way to use “old school” is as a negative descriptor of something. For example, you could say that something old fashioned and out of date is “old school.”
Or, you can use “old school” as a positive descriptor. For example, you could say that something from the past that’s still cool and original is totally “old school.”

Examples

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“I thought about buying a modern car, but decided to get something a little more old school.”

“I like old school Nike shoes. The ones from 1987 are the best!”

Winners

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I think that the “old school” expression denotes some attitudes, concepts, habits and a way of live well established in a society. Its the difference between two generations. The new generation, which is inovative is the “new school”, and the old generation which sticks to old habits is the “old school”
by Mihai (Bucharest, Romania)
Maybe it means something like old-fashioned or conservative…
by Joana (Schluechtern, Germany)
“Old school” means (as I guess) outdated opinions, old and conservative perceptions.
by Khang Le Huynh (HCMC, Vietnam)
old school means: old-fashioned, conservative, non-innovative.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
old school: Adherents of traditional ideas and thoughts. for example: My grandmother is one of particular old school.
by music (Yunnan, China)
It means conservative or old-fashion.
by James (Stockton, USA)
I think that means tradition, old things, people do that in routine.
by puff (SZ, China)
it means the ppl who sticks on their old custom or concept and doesnt wanna any change or new idea.
by christina (Tianjin, China)
Old School: I think it means old methods, ways or traditions to do something.
by Natalio (Rosario, Argentina)
The old school means the old tradition in something, the way things used to be done.
by paola (Pasto, Colombia)
Old school, I think it means a group committed to traditional ideas or practices. for an exmaple, a professor of the old school.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
Old school means out-dated ideas, opinions,etc.
by Rosemary (Dalian, China)
conservative, out of date
by Elaine (Taipei, Taiwan)
people who keep obsolete ideas; traditional way of doing things
by Genmin (Shanghai, China)
a kind of people whose ideas or behaviors are out-fasioned
by xiaoxiao (Beijing, China)
old school means conservative thoughts and behave.
by Chery (Beijing, China)
out of date; old fashioned; the style that your grandma or grandpa would have take
by sandy (Zhengjing, China)
I think it’s means a group’s ideas are very old, and they cannot apply the new ideas
by Lilian (taipei, Taiwan)
traditional, what the common people always do
by Lucy (Beijing, China)
old tradition
by crystal (Shenzhen, China)
old opinion
by siriporn (Bangkok, Thailand)
old-timed. old fashion
by coral (Mudanjiang, China)
It is the new way to say “old fashion”. Something that is out of time.
by Gaston (Glendale, CA, United States)
people having such attitudes or having a way of thinking
by cindy
old school means people having old fashion or having old style
by siraj (Karachi, Pakistan)
music that you used to listen to when you were a studnent in high school and junior high school
by Toshiro (Toyota, Japan)
“old school” means an old kind of relationship
by LIPING (Dalian, China)
i think it means old crowd.
by Ivy (Penang, Malaysia)
Maybe it means conservation.
by Momoko (Monterey, U.S.)
CONSERVATION.
by jay (Watsonville, USA)