Phrase guide
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noun
A Social Security Disability Insurance payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, euphemistic, rare
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see monthly, tugboat.
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History
Coined by Christine Weston Chandler circa 2007 in contrast to the phrase "our ship has come in", representing a smaller reliable payment in contrast to a large windfall.
