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government cheese

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Source Word

government cheese

US historical uncountable broadly

(US, food, historical) 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

Japanese Meaning

政府が補助産業の一環として生産・供給した、低品質な加工チーズ（主に1970～1980年代の米国で生産された） / 過剰な乳生産の結果、政府によって作られた歴史的背景を持つ食品

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

1970年代から1980年代にかけて、多くの低所得世帯は余剰牛乳から作られ米国政府が配布したプロセスチーズに頼って生計を立てていた。

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(US, food, historical) 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

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Sense（3）

(US, politics, economics, by extension) Welfare in general.

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