welfare queen
welfare queen · welfare queens
A woman collecting welfare, seen as doing so out of laziness, rather than genuine needA woman collecting welfare, seen as doing so out of laziness, rather than genuine need.
» They are welfare queens.
Meaning
1 senses(US, derogatory)A woman collecting welfare, seen as doing so out of laziness, rather than genuine need.
Examples
2 sentencesThey are welfare queens.
They're welfare queens.
Origin
First appears c. the 1970s, popularized during Ronald Reagan's 1976 presidential campaign,First appears c. the 1970s, popularized during Ronald Reagan's 1976 presidential campaign, but not used by Reagan himself.
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Forms
plural: welfare queens| Singular | welfare queen |
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