welfare Cadillac

noun

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.

Definitions

  1. The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not…

    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.

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