Meaning of welfare bum | Babel Free

Definitions

A person whose source of income is government public assistance payments, especially one who is lazy and unwilling to work.

Canada, US, derogatory, informal

Examples

“The program also can shatter once and for all that "welfare bum" myth that has served as an excuse to avoid obligation and sacrifice to aid unfortunate people.”

“Welfare has long been scorned by those who see only the "welfare bum," able to work but preferring to sit home and collect a government check.”

“Marin, who receives $576 a month in family benefits, says she has to get groceries from a food bank every month to survive. . . . "The other kids tell my kid: ‘Your mother's a welfare bum.’"”

“He also told Sewap to “get a job and stop being a welfare bum.””

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