Old school

In slang, old school can refer to anything that is from an earlier era. Old school refers to something that is fairly old and not very recent. Depending on the context and intent, the term can imply a high regard or respect, or be a pejorative. The term often describes music, clothing, games, language, or perceived norms of behavior and generally implies a vintage of at least a generation (20 years or so), but could be considerably older, depending on the context of use. When used to imply a high regard for something, "old school" is applied to things perceived to be of timeless style, wisdom, or quality, or with wide acceptance in earlier times and continued value in the present.

More formally, old school may refer to:

In music

• "Old School" (Hedley song), a 2008 single by Hedley
• "Old School" (John Conlee song), a 1985 single by American country music artist John Conlee
• Old School (quartet), the 2011 international gold medalist
• Old school hip hop, also known as Old Skool
• Ol' Skool, an American new jack swing group
• Moog old school, an analogue synthesizer produced by Moog
• Old Skool Love, a 2005 single by Divine Brown
• Old Skoöl of Rock, a 2007 compilation album and DVD of hard rock and heavy metal
• Old School", a 1995 song by Tupac Shakur
• Old School", a song on the album ReliXIV by Overkill
• Old School", a 2006 single by Danger Doom
• Old school rave, a form of rave music

In film, literature and art

• Old School (film), a 2003 film
• Old School (novel), a 2003 novel by Tobias Wolff
• Old school (tattoo), a traditional tattoo style

In gaming

• Old school gaming, the hobby of playing and collecting older computer, video, and arcade games
• OSRIC, Old School Reference and Index Compilation, a compilation of rules for fantasy gaming

Others

• A professional wrestling aerial technique used by The Undertaker
• A production made before the mid-1990s in demoscene
• Koryū, translated as "old school" or "traditional school", a category of Japanese martial arts