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; cf. cush

cush·i·ly, adverb
cush·i·ness, noun
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cushy (ˈkʊʃɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
Cushy treatment of non-domiciled residents helps, he says.
Some people have an idea that the people who work in public service have cushy
  jobs.
What will be even harder is letting go of cushy political perks and powers
  they've collected over the years.
Imagine creating another cushy chair for a new-minted coastal elite at an elite
  university.
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