welfariat
English
Etymology
Blend of welfare + proletariat.
Noun
welfariat
- (politics, derogatory) The class of people who live on welfare payments.
- 2005, Alfred Sherman, "Full of Sound and Fury", The Salisbury Review, Summer 2005:
- Can we sustain a welfariat of its present size without serious economic, social and political consequences?
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:welfariat.
- 2005, Alfred Sherman, "Full of Sound and Fury", The Salisbury Review, Summer 2005: