old school

English - Turkish

Definition of old school in English Turkish dictionary

Geleneklere bağlı, gelenekçi. "a diplomat of the old school"

Related Terms

old-school hood jeans

old-school hood kot

old-school way

eski usul

of the old school

eski kafalı

old-school

modası geçmiş (yöntem)

the old school

(deyim) eski terbiye eski zaman adami

English - English

Definition of old school in English English dictionary

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nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip

Man, I love that jacket; it's so old school.

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

My mom's a good baker because she's of the old school. She'd never buy ready-made cookie dough.

old way of doing things, obsolete method

a class of people favoring traditional ideas

A group committed to traditional ideas or practices: a diplomat of the old school

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old school tie

necktie indicating the school the wearer attended

old school tie

When people talk about the old school tie, they are referring to the situation in which people who attended the same public school use their positions of influence to help each other. Of course, the old school tie has been a help. the old school tie the situation that exists when people who went to the same private school use their influence to help each other get work or other advantages

old school tie

fraternity or friendship between graduates of a certain school

old-school

A school or party belonging to old times, or having the opinions, manners, &c.;, of bygone days

old-school hood jeans

(Giyim) Slim-fit pants have a snug fit through the legs and end in a small leg opening. Jeans may be cut in this style, and then are often called skinny jeans. Other names for this style include carrot leg pants, cigarette pants, drainpipes, peg leg pants, pencil pants, skinny pants, slimjims, tapered pants, old-school hood jeans or ice-cream cone pants. In some styles, zippers are needed at the bottom of the leg to facilitate pulling them over the feet. Stretch denim, with anywhere from 2% to 4% spandex, may be used to allow jeans to have a super-slim fit

old-school

old-fashioned, or relating to ideas from the past

Turkish pronunciation

ōld skul

Synonyms

acceptable, accustomed, classic, classical, conservative, conventional, customary, habitual, long-established, old, old line, popular, regular, rooted, time-honored

Pronunciation

/ˈōld ˈsko͞ol/ /ˈoʊld ˈskuːl/

Etymology

[ 'Old; for sense 9 usually ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep.