(informal) loyalty among members of a
group, especially among graduates of the same
school or
college. From a necktie striped in the distinctive colors of any of the
exclusive English public schools (
schools where one pays for their
education).
n. a distinguishing necktie that displays the characteristic pattern and colors of an
English public school (where one pays for his
education), worn by former members of such a
particular school. Old
school tie can be used in
reference to the habits, clannish tendencies,
group loyalty,
conservative viewpoint and "upper-
class" manners of men from
English public schools, particularly to their supposed practice of giving
business, jobs, contracts, etc., to those who have been to
public schools, specifically the same
public school as themselves.
a necktie worn by members of a
group, especially among graduates of the same
school or
college, as a sign of their
association and loyalty.
(informal) loyalty among members of a
group, especially among graduates of the same
school or
college. From a necktie striped in the distinctive colors of any of the
exclusive English public schools (
schools where one pays tuition).
(informal) the clannishness and
conservatism conventionally associated with graduates of certain
English schools. This expression comes from the necktie, worn by former students, which is striped in the distinctive colors of any of these
exclusive English public schools (
schools where one pays tuition).