4 dictionary results for: cushy
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cush·y
[koo
sh-ee] Pronunciation Key
[koo
sh-ee] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| cush·y
(kŏŏsh'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. cush·i·er, cush·i·est Informal Making few demands; comfortable: a cushy job. [Origin unknown.] cush'i·ly adv., cush'i·ness n. Word History: Since cushy has a breezy American ring, it is difficult to believe that it is an import, as some etymologists claim. Members of the British army in India are supposed to have picked up the Anglo-Indian version of the Hindi word ḳhuś, meaning "pleasant," to which the suffix -y, as in empty and sexy, was added to form a new English word. Cushy, however, was first recorded in a letter from the European battlefront during World War I. This fact, in conjunction with our inability to find an Anglo-Indian source, casts some doubt on the Hindi or Anglo-Indian origin of cushy. Two other possibilities are that cushy is a shortening of cushion with the -y suffix or that it is a borrowing of French couchée, "lying down; a bed." |
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cushy
cushy
1915, Anglo-Indian slang, from Hindi khush "pleasant, healthy, happy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| cushy | |
adjective | |
| not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job" |
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