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What is Old School?
1) Retro
2) As Before (as something was done, said, etc.)
1) Those shoes are so old school!
2) We're just kickin' it ol' school!
Old School - video
Old School - what is it?
A positive appellation referring to when things weren't flashy but empty of substance, were done by hard work, didn't pander to the lowest common denominator, and required real skill. Labour-saving devices, shortcuts that reduce quality and quitting before the task is done are not characteristics of "old school."
In reference to computer games, refers to a game that had substantial playability without flashy graphics or eye candy. Old school gamers appreciate difficult maneuvers, careful planning, and scorched earth policies.
In reference to role-playing games, old school refers to games that tested players' wits, could kill off careless characters, and required dedication and inner strength to play. Old school games didn't pander to the ideas that everyone is created equal, that all options are open to all races, that the markets were somehow free, and that a quasi-medieval society could have near 100% literacy.
See also classic.
"What's your favorite computer game?"
"StarCrack!"
"Old School, man!"
HackMaster: old school gaming. Who's watching your back?
What does "Old School" mean?
from back in the day
Alphonse was feelin the old school hiphop flavas
Old School - what does it mean?
To use paper currency instead of a credit or debit card
"I lost my credit card, so I have been old schooling it all weekend."
"The restaurant doesn't take credit cards, so we are gonna have to old school it for dinner."
Old School - meaning
Anything that refers to a previous generation of a subject/idea/object/etc. Typically, they are highly regarded and sometimes the very thing that started it all.
Guy: Damn, Super Mario Bros. The gameplay is old school.
Kid: These graphics suck. Where is the life meter?
Guy: What you say boy? *five across the eye*
Old School - definition
Anything that is from an earlier era and looked upon with high regard or respect. Can be used to refer to music, clothing, language, or anything really.
Client: We have three PC's running MS-Dos 6.
Consultant: Shi'...that's old school.
Old School - slang
An academy of sorts attended in the past.
Hey man didn't that crazy one eyed chick on the street corner over there go to your old school. I think she's selling drugs... maybe she can hook us up.
Old School
An excuse adults use when they decide to be lazy and not update despite newresearch or new technology that shows a better path. They know better but it leaves the trash of it all to be dealt with by the generation after them. Often used as an excuse among educators, musicians, and churches.
I understand that using brain research results in more students graduating but you know I am from the "old school" way of things. If it was good enough for me should be good enough for them.
Even though the piece of music said 2016 with a Latino beat, the director chose the "old school" style--white status quo.
Old School
One of the most brilliant and intellectually stimulating films ever produced. Will Ferrell's acting here makes Ghandi look like a child pornographer.
If you think Old School was a stupid and vulgar movie, then you have no sense of humor and most likely a double-digit IQ.
Old School
A term used by many young people and liberal older people use to describe people over 50 with a stern or formidable personality that believe in harsh discipline and no coddling thinking that being that way will produce a good citizen and a better person. Many old school men believe in hard work for success, women that are not housewives should work only in occupations such as teaching, secretarial work, or nursing, children need to be put in their place and not part of adult conversation, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is okay, but marijuana is horrible, and that making a man out of a young boy is not having a deep conversation followed by hugs or tears.
His father was old school and believed in corporal punishment