old school

American  

noun

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

   a military man of the old school.

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old school British  

noun

1. a school formerly attended by a person

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

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Other Word Forms

• old-school adjective

Etymology

Origin of old school

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

“This semester has been lonely for me. I don’t talk to most of my friends from my old school anymore. They’ve moved on. And Alyx’s friends here— they aren’t my friends.”

From Literature

However, one soft drinks firm in the Midwest is keeping old school tradition alive by continuing to sell its products in returnable glass bottles.

From BBC

Giardina’s prescription, and that of many other liberals and progressives in the region, is straightforward — and old school.

From Salon

It was, undeniably, an "old school cup tie" - one which both managers agreed provided "a bit of a throwback".

From BBC

For dinner, I went old school at À La Renaissance, a century-old, recently revived bistro with chunky terrazzo floors and burgundy banquettes.

From The Wall Street Journal