welfare Cadillac
English
editEtymology
editThe 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.
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editwelfare Cadillac (plural welfare Cadillacs)
- (US, idiomatic) 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.