old school

noun

1. advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism.

   a military man of the old school.

old school

noun

1. a school formerly attended by a person

2. a group of people favouring traditional ideas or conservative practices

Other Word Forms

• old-school adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of old school¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

I have been to Saint Petersburg only once, to attend the wedding of an old school friend of my husband’s.

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At his old school, he sat alone at lunch.

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And over that time, his offensive philosophy has remained decidedly old school.

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I fell in love with an old school friend.

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But I feel like that is a more “old school” approach.

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