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cushy

Pronunciation: /ˈkʊʃi/

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Definition of cushy

adjective (cushier, cushiest)

informal
  • 1(of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure:he doesn’t have anything like the cushy life you professors have the Caribbean posting is not a cushy number
  • 2North American (of furniture) comfortable: cushy chairs and couches

Derivatives

cushiness

noun

Origin:

First World War (originally Anglo-Indian): from Urdu ḵushī 'pleasure', from Persian ḵuš

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