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.

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Meanings

nounjohn school (plural john schools)

plural john schools

  1. UScolloquialA 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.

Origin

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

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APA

john school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/john%20school

MLA

“john school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/john%20school. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “john school,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/john%20school.

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