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john school

john school noun: a police-run program in which men arrested for soliciting prostitutes agree to attend lectures from former prostitutes as an alternative to paying a fine or spending time in jail.

Noun

john school (plural john schools)

  1. (US, colloquial) A police-run program in which men arrested for soliciting prostitutes agree to attend lectures from former prostitutes as an alternative to paying a fine or spending time in jail.

Forms of john school

pluraljohn schools

Origin of john school

john (“(slang) a prostitute's client”) + school

Questions about john school

What does john school mean?
John school means a police-run program in which men arrested for soliciting prostitutes agree to attend lectures from former prostitutes as an alternative to paying a fine or spending time in jail.
What part of speech is john school?
John school is a noun.
What is the plural of john school?
The plural of john school is john schools.

Words near john school in the dictionary

  1. John Q. Laws
  2. John Q. Public
  3. John Radcliffe
  4. John Roscoe
  5. John Roscoes
  6. john school
  7. john schools
  8. John Smith
  9. John Smiths
  10. John Stiles
  11. John the Baptist

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