welfare cadillac

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Definition of welfare cadillac in English English dictionary

The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud

Related Terms

welfare Cadillacs

plural form of welfare Cadillac

Hyphenation

wel·fare Cad·il·lac

Turkish pronunciation

welfer kädıläk

Pronunciation

/ˈwelˌfer ˈkadəˌlak/ /ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈkædəˌlæk/

Etymology

() The imagery is of a person arriving at a welfare office in a Cadillac automobile (an expensive car) to pick up a welfare payment. The implication is that the person does not need the benefit, or that the benefits are too generous.