"not your father's" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-not your father's.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From an advertising slogan for the Oldsmobile car, "this is not your father's Oldsmobile". Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=not your father's}} not your father's
  1. (idiomatic) Recently changed, made unconventional through modernisation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: not your dad's

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          "ref": "2011, Peter S. Gaytan, For Service to Your Country: The Essential Guide to Getting the Veterans' Benefits You've Earned, page xv",
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