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I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to learn to DJ house music in my own fashion.
Grandmaster Flash

Meaning of "old-skool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD-SKOOL

old-skool  [ˈəʊldˌskuːl] play
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WHAT DOES OLD-SKOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old-skool in the English dictionary

The definition of old-skool in the dictionary is of or relating to the hip-hop music of the 1980s or modern music imitating this style.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLD-SKOOL


after-school
ˈæftəskuːl
alcool
ˈælkuːl
cool
kuːl
interschool
ˌɪntəˈskuːl
kewl
kuːl
minischool
ˈmɪnɪˌskuːl
nonschool
ˈnɒnˌskuːl
playschool
ˈpleɪˌskuːl
preschool
priːˈskuːl
school
skuːl
skool
skuːl
superschool
ˈsuːpərˌskuːl
uncool
ʌnˈkuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD-SKOOL

old-established
old-fashioned
old-fashionedly
old-line
old-line party
old-liner
old-looking
old-maidish
old-media
old-money
old-style
old-talk
old-time
old-time dance
old-time dancing
old-timer
old-womanish
old-world
old-worldly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD-SKOOL

business school
elementary school
fool
graduate school
high school
home-school
law school
Liverpool
middle school
old school
old skool
pool
primary school
public school
secondary school
stool
swimming pool
tool
whirlpool
wool

Synonyms and antonyms of old-skool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old-skool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD-SKOOL

Find out the translation of old-skool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old-skool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old-skool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老斯库尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

old- skool
570 millions of speakers

English

old-skool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने स्कूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البالغ من SKOOL
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старый - Skool
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

old- skool
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো skool
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieille école
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lama-skool
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Old School
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古いスコール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오래된 skool
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas-skool
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuổi -Skool
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய ஸ்கூல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुन्या स्कुल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

old skool
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

old - skool
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

old - skool
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старий - Skool
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vechi - skool
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

old - skool
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou - Skool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammal - skool
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

old- skool
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old-skool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-SKOOL»

The term «old-skool» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-SKOOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old-skool

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QUOTES WITH «OLD-SKOOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old-skool.
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Grandmaster Flash
I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to learn to DJ house music in my own fashion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD-SKOOL»

Discover the use of old-skool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old-skool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Build an Old Skool Bobber: Build Your Own Bobber Or ...
Kevin Baas begins the second edition of his How to Build an Old Skool Bobber book with a little history, the history of bike building at home, as seen through the eyes of a young man watching his Vietnam-Vet father build a chopper at home ...
Kevin Baas, 2011
2
Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance ...
The genre, however, has changed a great deal since those Old Skool romances were published. It's true: the covers haven't changed that much. There are still allusions to anal probing and buxom men grasping at equally buxom women.
Sarah Wendell, Candy Tan, 2009
3
As I Ponder
Yes, thank you Lord for all the ancestors of music, our brothers and sisters of old skool, You kept them safe as they sung songs to keep us focused and to help us stay cool. You may say I'm lost in time, things have changed and old skool is ...
Ingrid Green Adams, 2010
4
Not Your Mama's Felting: The Cool and Creative Way to Get it ...
The Cool and Creative Way to Get it Together Amy Swenson. )(see page 95 Bad Boy Hoodie: New Skool, Old Skool, N0 Skool, showing New Skool motif (see page 10]) Bad Boy Hoodie: New Skool, Old Skool, No Skool, showing Old Skool  ...
Amy Swenson, 2007
5
Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
'Ardkore producers like Hype and 2 Bad Mice even revived scratching, an old skool technique that had virtually disappeared from US hip-hop as it evolved from its DJ-and-MC-oriented street party origins into a studio-based art oriented around ...
Simon Reynolds, 2013
6
Muscle Car Dream Garages
He and his family call it Old Skool. The big guy is really impressed by the all- around capability of such an old car. Old Skool currently shares the immaculate garage with a Bentley Flying Spur and a Rolls-Royce Phantom, but the old Caddy is a ...
Simon Green, 2008
7
New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations ...
Let's look in on the third old skool and nu skool dialogue at Renewal. A young woman who lived in the neighborhood and one of the seasoned saints of the church were upfront sharing an idea with the others. The young woman said, "We want ...
F. Douglas Powe Jr., 2012
8
Building Social Web Applications
ID access mechanism as the default, but showing the old mechanism with a link to the older login screen, branding this as “psst, you must be old skool?” Even now, a year or two later, people still have “old skool” badges for their avatar images.
Gavin Bell, 2009
9
Scriptures from the Sidewalk
old skool luv_________________________________ you can take me there, if you must deny me your lust, but show me love tell me what it is you want if there's something you need i'll give to you, e-ven the airi breathe if my heart is what ...
10
This is Pop: In Search of the Elusive at Experience Music ...
And sure enough, around 1997, people started talking about "old skool hardcore, " waxing nostalgic for a lost golden age that had peaked only five years earlier. " Old skool" comes from hip-hop but has disseminated throughout pop culture as a  ...
Eric Weisbard, 2004

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD-SKOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old-skool is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Let's move to Nantwich, Cheshire
Hang out at… It's pretty old-skool in town, with its Indians and Italian trattorias. Head out to lauded old pubs such as the Thatch, or the Yew Tree ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The best of RBMA Radio at Splendour In The Grass
Old-skool drum 'n' bass, Wu-Tang Clan, Machinedrum, contemporary bass and bleeps, and even Laurie Anderson's O Superman find their way ... «Red Bull, Jul 15»
3
National Hot Dog Day: 8 of the best hot dog restaurants in west …
Dirty Bones is all about experimental food and cheeky cocktails, with soul, funk, old-skool and hip-hop tunes in the background. With offerings ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
4
Hot acts, hot crowd at Pemberton Music Festival (with video)
... along comes Missy Elliott to draw almost everyone at the event to her stage for an old-skool seminar in what being Supa Dupa Fly is all about ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
5
Gavin Chappell-Bates, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Camel: this …
Grunge? Britpop? Acid House or trance? Old-skool Hip Hop or smooth R&B? What music were you listening to in the 1990s? If even the mere ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
6
Quick Picks: For Craig Yoe, old-school side of Comic-Con still …
At king Con, I ask myself how am I going to do my small part in sharing the love of brilliant “old-skool” comics with fellow believers and possible ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
A Whole Lot of Pow!
Lines are already forming on weekend nights, and the high-ceilinged space grows raucous over old-skool plates of mu shu, bowls of ... «The Portland Mercury, Jul 15»
8
Five Things to Know About Andre Greipel's Rap Video
But the accent is jarring to my old-skool rap ears, even with the classy rolling "r". Oh, and East German kids who came up through sports ... «Podium Cafe, Jun 15»
9
Ten artists bringing back the old-skool
Seth Troxler announced his Acid Future at London's Tobacco Dock last week, which is set to pay homage to the UK's acid house history, and ... «Mixmag, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Old-Skool [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-skool-1>. May 2024 ».
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