old-school

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adjective

1
: adhering to traditional policies or practices
an old-school coach
2
: characteristic or evocative of an earlier or original style, manner, or form
old-school music

old school

2 of 2

noun

: adherents of traditional policies and practices

Examples of old-school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
What’s your favorite old-school Sacramento business? Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 Since Emilio Vitolo Sr. took over the restaurant in 1991, it's become famous for its classic Italian fare and old-school charm, as well as being a place to see and be seen. Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 Cannabis, illegally shipped in from other states — fueled in part by a new and booming illicit market based in unlicensed weed bodegas — had driven down profits for old-school tri-state growers. Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024 Dungeons & Dragons has a bunch of brand collaborations lined up to celebrate the game’s 50th anniversary, but its partnership with Converse is especially neat for old-school players. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024 At night, break out old-school card games and spooky stories. 7. Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024 Paradoxically, this digital leap should give the Neue Klasse cars a more old-school analog feel in terms of handling smarts, and should imbue them with the sort of traits many people feel EVs lack. Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024 The Shamrocks Stickers on The Leprechaun's Hat $7.98 Help your kids experience the old-school game, pin the tail on the donkey, except with stickers and leprechauns. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024 New York, New York (1977) Scorsese’s only full-fledged movie musical harkens back to the old-school song-and-dance pictures from Hollywood’s Golden Age, for better or worse. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1749, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of old-school was in 1749

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“Old-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-school. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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