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open the schools

open the schools interjection: expressing that someone is wrong or misinformed, especially where something should be widely understood (e.g. learned in school) but is not.

Interjection

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

Origin of open the schools

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.

Questions about open the schools

What does open the schools mean?
Open the schools means expressing that someone is wrong or misinformed, especially where something should be widely understood (e.g. learned in school) but is not.
What part of speech is open the schools?
Open the schools is an interjection.

Words near open the schools in the dictionary

  1. open the door
  2. open the face
  3. open the floodgates
  4. open the kimono
  5. open the range
  6. open the schools
  7. open the way
  8. open time
  9. open times
  10. open tuning
  11. open tunings

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