new school

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new school (plural new schools)

  1. (informal, also attributive, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.
    Antonym: old school
    • 1988, “Don't Believe the Hype”, in It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed by Public Enemy:
      Don't tell me that you understand until you hear the man / The book of the new school rap game / Writers treat me like Coltrane, insane
    • 2001, “Girls, Girls, Girls”, in The Blueprint, performed by JAY-Z:
      That means I fly rough early, plus, I know Tae Bo / That means I'm new-school, pop pills and stay in beef

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new school (comparative more new school, superlative most new school)

  1. Of or pertaining to a new school style, way of thinking, or method.

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