Old School Tie (Noun)
Meaning
Necktie indicating the school the wearer attended.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The politician was often seen wearing an old school tie at high-profile events, proudly flaunting his alma mater.
- His father had given him the old school tie as a keepsake to remind him of their shared educational roots.
- A glimpse of the old school tie peeking out from under the politician's coat sparked a flurry of interest among the press.
- Wearing the wrong colours resulted in the youth being pulled aside and 'corrected' by older alumni with the correct old school tie at a gathering of current and past students.
- The term old school tie even has a broader idiomatic definition to describe social connections based on that tie in shared educational background.