Idiom idiom
not your father's
Meaning
Recently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This new smartphone is not your father's old phone.”
“The company updated their classic car design, but this version is definitely not your father's sedan.”
“While the restaurant kept the original name, the experimental menu proves this is not your father's traditional steakhouse.”
Origin
From an advertising slogan for the Oldsmobile car, "this is not your father's Oldsmobile".
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Last updated August 10, 2026