cushy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊʃi/

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• Rhymes: -ʊʃi
• Hyphenation: cu‧shy

Adjective

cushy (comparative cushier or more cushy, superlative cushiest or most cushy)

1. (informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.

   This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.

   • 2025 May 11, Gwyn Topham, “‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     But if it really is such a cushy number, why doesn’t Britain have enough drivers – and what does it take to join their ranks?

2. (chiefly US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

   cushy sedans for executive types.

Derived terms

• cushily
• cushiness
• cushy number

Translations

making few demands — see also comfortable,‎ easy

• Czech: pohodový, nenáročný
• Finnish: lokoisa (fi), leppoisa (fi), helppo (fi)
• German: angenehm (de), gemütlich (de), ruhig (de), lau (de)
• Polish: zgodny (pl)
• Spanish: prebenda (es) f (noun), sinecura (es) f (noun), canonjía (es) f (noun, colloquial)

comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic

• Czech: pohodlný (cs)
• Finnish: mukava (fi)
• French: douillet (fr)
• German: bequem (de), gemütlich (de)
• Polish: komfortowy (pl), wygodny (pl)

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