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charm school
noun
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▪ The girl is a graduate from the Anne Robinson charm school.
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charm school

n. (context dated English) A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often in brief courses and to children.

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Charm School (Bishop Allen album)

Charm School is the first album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen released in 2003.

Charm School (TV series)

Charm School is a reality television series airing on VH1; a spin-off of Flavor of Love created by executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin. The first season, called Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, is hosted by comedian Mo'Nique and features thirteen contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love. The second season, called Rock of Love: Charm School is hosted by Sharon Osbourne and features fourteen contestants from the first two seasons of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. The third season, called Charm School with Ricki Lake is hosted by Ricki Lake and features contestants from Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels and from Real Chance of Love. The show ostensibly acts as a finishing school for its contestants that helps develop proper etiquette. Season 1 offered a prize of $50,000, while Seasons 2 and 3 doubled the amount to $100,000. All three seasons offered the title of "Charm School Queen."

Charm School

Charm School or charm school may refer to:

  • Charm school or finishing school, providing young women with training in the social graces
  • 1988 spy novel The Charm School by Nelson DeMille
  • 2003 Charm School (Bishop Allen album), the first album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen released in 2003
  • 2007 Charm School (TV series), a reality TV show
    • Charm School (Season 1)
    • Charm School (Season 2)
    • Charm School (Season 3)
  • 2011 Charm School (Roxette album), the eighth studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 11 February 2011
Charm School (Roxette album)

Charm School is the eighth studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 11 February 2011. It is Roxette's first studio album in 10 years since 2001's Room Service and was the duo's biggest chart success since 1992's Tourism in countries like Germany and Switzerland, where it reached number one.

According to their official website, the album was released on CD and LP. A deluxe edition, including a bonus CD with 12 live tracks was also available. These songs were recorded in Saint Petersburg, Halmstad and Stavanger during their 2010 Tour. Charm School had been certificated Gold in Sweden, Austria, Germany, Russia and Czech Republic within 4 months of its release, and was eventually certified Platinum in Germany for shipments of over 200,000 units.

A digital-only American release for the album was released on 26 July 2011. On 28 November 2011, the album was re-released under the title Charm School Revisited with a bonus disc containing demo versions of every track from the album, plus two remixes of " She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" and one of " Speak to Me".

Usage examples of "charm school".

Ryan and the crew--her own personal charm school--had given her this.

All spell effects (except for those of the enchantment/charm school) appear as a ray of blindingly bright light.

Furthermore, the victim may not be under the influence of any spell from the enchantment/charm school.

Unlike the cops who'd dropped in earlier, these sons of bitches (or this son of a bitch, though I tended to think in the plural) had not been to charm school.

She looked all of twenty-two or twenty-three years old, fresh out of charm school.

Sam opened a charm school with his brother Ned in charge, and that brought in even more money.

Anyway, Hero certainly is a handsome guy, and he certainly has enough charm for a whole charm school, and he certainly has given an awful lot of lady tourists a vacation they'll never forget.

Ivanova's Charm School, where Russian spies had learned to become Americans.