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.

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Meanings

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

Origin

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.

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APA

open the schools. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20schools

MLA

“open the schools.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20schools. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open the schools,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20schools.

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