cushy
Americanadjective
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involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable.
a cushy job.
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soft and comfortable; cushiony.
a cushy chair.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of cushy
1910–15; probably cush(ion) + -y 3; also adduced, but less likely: < Hindi ḳhūsh pleasant (allegedly via Indian English, but unattested) or < French couchée bed, sleeping place; cf. cush
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For decades, the path for many elite students was clear: secure internships in tech, finance or consulting, graduate with a cushy job and climb the corporate ladder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
It's been two and a half years since Neymar wore the famous jersey - and what a cushy way to make his return.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Ernst Baerwald’s odyssey from a cushy childhood in Frankfurt to his final days in a beautiful Berkeley mansion, with a long sojourn in Tokyo along the way, reads like, well, a novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
She has to care for her lush, out-of-work father while Blane enjoys the cushy comfort of financial stability.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
The house was one story, with high ceilings, a living room lined with cushy gray sofas, and a big dining room with a long wooden table.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Delta Air Lines has been upfront about its plans to bring those restrictive basic fares to its cushier cabins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Who doesn’t want a cushier retirement or an easier way to pay for that gym membership?
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2025
However, the Ariya is the more comfortable of these two EVs thanks to a smoother ride and cushier front seats.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
If you spend a lot of time hand-washing dishes or stirring sauce, opt for a cushier mat made of foam to keep you comfortable on your feet.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
He preferred the inside, with its glossier trappings and cushier thrones.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2019
You must conclude that the elite college football coach — and even the pretty good one — has the cushiest job of all.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022
But in return for his cooperation, he has been serving his sentence in a medium-security prison that Mr. McDugle and others said is about the cushiest incarceration location in the state.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
The content is not the same, but in both cases Americans are inhabiting a world in which one of the cushiest rewards for doing politics is to get into content creation, whatever form it takes.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2021
The federal prison is located roughly 70 miles northwest of city of the New York and has been called one of America's "cushiest" prisons.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2019
I've been a sailor, a 'traveller,' a waiter, a scene-shifter, and a shover, and I don't know which was the cushiest job.
From The Burning Spear by John Galsworthy
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