cushy
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈkʌʃi/
- Informal
- Cushy desk job?
- cushy job
- cushy gig
- cushy life
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Watch on YouTubeI 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
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1.0
Calm and relaxed, not harsh
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2.6
Being calm and relaxed and not easily upset
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1.8
Not difficult to do or live with
5
6.1
Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious
1
5.8
Having a calm, relaxed, and graceful way of moving or acting
1
8.4
Relaxed and free from much stress, needing little effort
Antonyms
How Easy
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2.6
- Informal
24
6.5
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1.0
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3.2
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4.4
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4.1
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.