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welfare bums

welfare bums is the plural of welfare bum.

Meaning of welfare bum

Noun

welfare bum (plural welfare bums)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, informal) A person whose source of income is government public assistance payments, especially one who is lazy and unwilling to work.
    • 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.1971 June 22, “New Welfare Plan”, in Palm Beach Post, US, retrieved 09 Nov 2015, page A14

Questions about welfare bums

What is welfare bums the plural of?
Welfare bums is the plural of welfare bum.

Words near welfare bums in the dictionary

  1. Weldys
  2. Wele-Nzas
  3. welfare
  4. welfare assistance
  5. welfare bum
  6. welfare bums
  7. welfare Cadillac
  8. welfare Cadillacs
  9. welfare capitalism
  10. welfare check
  11. welfare checks

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