welfare bum
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person whose source of income is government public assistance payments, especially one who is lazy and unwilling to work.
Canadian usage; American usage; Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "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.”"
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Informal