cushy

[ koo sh-ee ]

/ ˈkʊʃ i /

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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.

Nearby words

cushiony, cushitic, cushman, cushman, charlotte saunders, cushty, cushy, cusk, cusk-eel, cuso, cusp, cusp height

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

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|DAILY BEAST
So Last Week Tonight with John Oliver seems like a cushy gig.
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In 1994, Bezos took his wife, left a cushy job as vice president of hedge fund D.E. Shaw, and went west.
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Now he's stirring from his long winter's nap—but his cushy gigs may prove too tough to give up, says John Avlon.
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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|DAILY BEAST
A chunk out of an 'and grenade 'it 'im in the thigh, and 'e laughed like 'ell becos 'e'd got a 'cushy' wound.
Mud and Khaki|Vernon Bartlett
He disappeared around the curve of the trench, delightedly spreading the news that he had stopped a cushy one in the leg.
Trenching at Gallipoli|John Gallishaw
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
The best thing we could wish a man was a "cushy wound," one that would not prove fatal.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
The best thing we could wish a man was a "cushy wound," one that would not prove fatal, or a "Blighty one."
Trenching at Gallipoli|John Gallishaw

British Dictionary definitions for cushy

cushy

/ (ˈkʊʃɪ) /

adjective cushier or cushiest

informal easy; comfortablea cushy job

Word Origin for cushy

C20: from Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khōsh

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Word Origin and History for cushy

cushy

adj.

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

cushy

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

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cushy

adjective cushier or cushiest

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