welfare Cadillac

== English == === Etymology === The 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 === === Noun === welfare 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. ==== See also ==== welfare bum welfare parasite welfare queen