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cushy adjective [ ˈkʊʃi ]

• (of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure.
• "he doesn't have anything like the cushy life you professors have"
Similar: easy, undemanding, untaxing, comfortable, secure, jammy,
Opposite: difficult, demanding,
• (of furniture) comfortable.
• "cushy chairs and couches"
Origin: late 19th century (originally Anglo-Indian): from Urdu ḵushī ‘pleasure’, from Persian ḵuš .


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