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old school

–noun
advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.

Origin:
1790–1800


old-school, adjective
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old school  
n.  A group committed to traditional ideas or practices: a diplomat of the old school.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
old school

and old skool
  1. mod.
    vintage; from an earlier time; retro. (Generally positive. As in the well-established expression from the old school.) : His way of dealing with people is strictly old school.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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