cushy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊʃi/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊʃi
Hyphenation: cu‧shy

Adjective

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

(informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.
(chiefly US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

Derived terms

cushy number

Translations

making few demands — see also comfortable,‎ easy

Finnish: lokoisa (fi), leppoisa (fi), helppo (fi)
German: angenehm (de), gemütlich (de), ruhig (de), lau (de)
Polish: zgodny (pl)

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

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

Anagrams

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