cushy
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i 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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| —adj , cushier, cushiest | |
| informal easy; comfortable: a cushy job | |
| [C20: from Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khōsh] | |
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Cushy
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
cushy
1915, Anglo-Indian slang, from Hindi khush "pleasant, healthy, happy."
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cushy definition[ˈkʊʃi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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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