government cheese (English, noun)
expansion: government cheese (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: food
lifestyle
glosses: A poor quality processed cheese, similar to regular American cheese, produced and stored in the 1970s and 1980s from excess dairy milk production from dairy subsidies, created by the U.S. government to support the milk industry, and for long term storage.
tags: US
historical
uncountable
topics: food
lifestyle
glosses: Processed cheese provided to welfare and food stamp recipients in the United States during the 1980s and early 1990s (coming from such stocks).
tags: US
historical
uncountable
glosses: Any inexpensive unexceptional cheese.
tags: US
excessive
humorous
uncountable
topics: economics
government
politics
sciences
glosses: Welfare in general.
tags: US
broadly
uncountable
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