cushy

[koosh-ee] Origin

cush·y

[koosh-ee]
adjective, cush·i·er, cush·i·est. Informal.
1.
involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable: a cushy job.
2.
soft and comfortable; cushiony: a cushy chair.

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

cush·i·ly, adverb
cush·i·ness, noun
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Cushy is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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cushy (ˈkʊʃɪ)
 
adj , cushier, cushiest
informal easy; comfortable: a cushy job
 
[C20: from Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khōsh]

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cushy
1915, Anglo-Indian slang, from Hindi khush "pleasant, healthy, happy."
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cushy definition

[ˈkʊʃi]
  1. mod.
    soft; easy. (From cushion.) : That's a cushy kind of life to lead.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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