<P> Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old - fashioned . This sense of the word `` square '' originated with the American jazz community in the 1940s , in reference to people out of touch with musical trends . Older senses of the term square referring positively to someone or something honest and upstanding date back to the 16th century . </P>
<P> Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old - fashioned . This sense of the word `` square '' originated with the American jazz community in the 1940s , in reference to people out of touch with musical trends . Older senses of the term square referring positively to someone or something honest and upstanding date back to the 16th century . </P>
where does be there or be square come from
where does be there or be square come from
originated with the American jazz community in the 1940s , in reference to people out of touch with musical trends
originated with the American jazz community in the 1940s , in reference to people out of touch with musical trends