finishing school

noun

a private school, usually at the high-school or junior-college level, that teaches young women social graces and prepares them for life in society.

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Origin:
1830–40

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finishing school

—n
	a private school for girls that prepares them for society by teaching social graces and accomplishments

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"Finishing schools in the fifties were a good place to store girls for a few years before marrying them off, a satisfactory rest stop between college weekends spent husband hunting. It was a haven for those of us adept at styling each other's hair, playing canasta, and chain smoking Pall Mall extra-long cigarettes."

-Barbara Howar