cushy
25
6.5
- adjective
- /ˈkʌʃi/
- Informal
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cómodo
- Cushy desk job?
- cushy job
- cushy gig
- cushy life
I mean, Barry Weiss left the cushiest job in the world because of her standards.
- I mean, Barry Weiss left the cushiest job in the world because of her standards.
- It's not as though these sort of narcissistic, immune people necessarily come from cushy, loving, safe places.
- He only showed any kind of warmth with people who sort of shared his sort of cushy, privileged, well ordered lifestyle.
- Maybe leave your job at a cushy job at a company, right and do the startup.
- Like I've gone in there and I had a kind of cushy bro.
- I mean, some people would opt and if you talk to ad for the beach, other people, I would go to these other more cushy places.
- Nonetheless, I will promise you that that was good for me and Oded and I believe all this cushy, cushy, cushy shit and we fucking track our kids.
Examples
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General, forty-eight hours ago I was in a cushy job at Pendleton.
Fiction book (1996) -
After this is done, I'll get you boys a nice, cushy job in the sun.
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Very cushy situation you have here.
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So, what did they give you, a cushy desk job in area management?
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I got the cushy gig in New York.
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It was such a cushy gig.
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Of course, I can't guarantee that once I get my memory back, I'll let you keep this cushy little job.
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Yeah, but it's one of the cushiest gigs you can have in America.
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And a lazy, comfort-seeking man might be desperately determined to preserve his cushy existence.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many people dream of landing a cushy job that allows them to earn a good salary with little effort.
Synonyms
939
1.0
Calm and relaxed, not harsh
22
2.6
Being calm and relaxed and not easily upset
18
1.8
Not difficult to do or live with
1
6.1
Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious
1
5.8
Having a calm, relaxed, and graceful way of moving or acting
Relaxed and free from much stress, needing little effort
Antonyms
How Easy
26
2.6
- Informal
25
6.5
∞
1.0
57
3.2
183
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cushy comes from the Hindi/Urdu word khush, which means 'happy' or 'pleasant' and was picked up by English speakers in India to describe something comfortable and easy. So a cushy job or life is one that is comfortable and requires little effort.