cushy

[koo sh-ee]

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adjective, cush·i·er, cush·i·est. Informal.

involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable: a cushy job.
soft and comfortable; cushiony: a cushy chair.

Origin of cushy

1910–15; probably cush(ion) + -y³; also adduced, but less likely: < Hindi ḳhūsh pleasant (allegedly via Indian English, but unattested) or < French couchée bed, sleeping place; cf. cush

Related formscush·i·ly, adverbcush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for cushy

Contemporary Examples

Even in 1999, this gilded cage of a cushy but unstimulating white-collar career was only available to certain people.
Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone
Arthur Chu
June 3, 2014
So Last Week Tonight with John Oliver seems like a cushy gig.
John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics
Marlow Stern
May 1, 2014
In 1994, Bezos took his wife, left a cushy job as vice president of hedge fund D.E. Shaw, and went west.
Everything You Need to Know About Jeff Bezos
Nina Strochlic
August 5, 2013
Now he's stirring from his long winter's nap—but his cushy gigs may prove too tough to give up, says John Avlon.
Will Mike Huckabee Take the Presidential Plunge?
John Avlon
April 21, 2011
If she wins, she gets both the platform and dignity of office and a cushy life.
Watch Your Back, Sarah
Margaret Carlson
September 17, 2010

Historical Examples

Then I shall receive ironical congratulations on my "cushy" job.
A Student in Arms
Donald Hankey
I was with the Fritzies for over a week, and they certainly have it soft and cushy.
A Yankee in the Trenches
R. Derby Holmes
That was our method afterwards, and the patrol was cushy for us.
A Yankee in the Trenches
R. Derby Holmes
I always think Billy had the hardest luck to be hit again just as he was coming out of it all with a safe and cushy one.
Grapes of wrath
Boyd Cable
For the next few days we had it “cushy,” except for boche shrapnel showering our trenches at intervals, daily.
The Black Watch
Scout Joe Cassells

British Dictionary definitions for cushy

cushy

adjective cushier or cushiest

informal easy; comfortablea cushy job

Word Origin

C20: from Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khōsh

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Word Origin and History for cushy

adj.

"easy," 1915, Anglo-Indian slang, from Hindi khush "pleasant, healthy, happy" + -y (2).

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Examples from the Web for cushy

Contemporary Examples

Even in 1999, this gilded cage of a cushy but unstimulating white-collar career was only available to certain people.

So Last Week Tonight with John Oliver seems like a cushy gig.

In 1994, Bezos took his wife, left a cushy job as vice president of hedge fund D.E. Shaw, and went west.

Now he's stirring from his long winter's nap—but his cushy gigs may prove too tough to give up, says John Avlon.

If she wins, she gets both the platform and dignity of office and a cushy life.

Historical Examples

Then I shall receive ironical congratulations on my "cushy" job.

I was with the Fritzies for over a week, and they certainly have it soft and cushy.

That was our method afterwards, and the patrol was cushy for us.

I always think Billy had the hardest luck to be hit again just as he was coming out of it all with a safe and cushy one.

For the next few days we had it “cushy,” except for boche shrapnel showering our trenches at intervals, daily.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for cushy

adj.

Origin of cushy