"john school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: john schools [plural]
Etymology: john (“(slang) a prostitute's client”) + school Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-john_school-en-noun-BjKySWEk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(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."
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