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welfare queens

welfare queens is the plural of welfare queen.

Meaning of welfare queen

Noun

welfare queen (plural welfare queens)

  1. (US, derogatory) A woman collecting welfare, seen as doing so out of laziness, rather than genuine need.
    • Miss Taylor, who is 40 years old, has been called Illinois’ “welfare queen” for allegedly defrauding Illinois and other states out of welfare payments while using a number of aliases.1976 February 29, “‘Welfare Queen’ Loses Her Cadillac Limousine”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about welfare queens

What is welfare queens the plural of?
Welfare queens is the plural of welfare queen.

Words near welfare queens in the dictionary

  1. welfare parasite
  2. welfare parasites
  3. welfare princess
  4. welfare princesses
  5. welfare queen
  6. welfare queens
  7. welfare rat
  8. welfare rats
  9. welfare state
  10. welfare stater
  11. welfare staters

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