open the schools

English

Etymology

Originally referred to the COVID-19 lockdowns and their negative effect on education. Popularized widely by a Twitter post by then-US president Donald Trump, use as internet slang remaining after the end of lockdowns.

Interjection

open the schools

1. (Internet slang, idiomatic, humorous) Expressing that someone is wrong or misinformed, especially where something should be widely understood (e.g. learned in school) but is not.

See also

• get real

External links

• “Open the Schools”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007