a school punishment, whereby a student is detained for a certain period of time. in detention, you might write lines, clear gum from under the table, read, write an essay, or stare out of the window whilst regretting what you had done to get detention in the first place. why might i get detention? cheating, talking, laughing, chewing gum, eating in class, throwing things around the room etc.
stay out of that detention room. its not fun. take my word for it.
teacher- i have had enough you’ve just bought yourself 2 months of after school detention!
student- not again sirr
teacher-would you like one more?
student- no
teacher- what was that?
student- no…sir
Someone who misbehaves in class just so they can get a little individualattention after school, perhaps because they have a crush on a particular teacher, or maybe for other reasons.
You: "There goes Joe again. That's the third time this week that Miss Doubledee has made him stay after school."
Me: "Yeah, he's such a detention whore!"
Literally someone who seeks detentions - they, poor sexually-deprived kiddies, do 'bad' stuff in class as to obtain attention, and in turn get a detention.
They often think this makes them rebellious or hard.