Dictionary

cushy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʊʃi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
   • 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? 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, →ISSN:
   • This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.
2. (US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.
   • cushy sedans for executive types.

Forms

Deriveds

cushy number · cushily · cushiness

Translations (17)

fi leppoisa (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · de bequem (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · pl wygodny (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · fi helppo (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · de gemütlich (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · fi mukava (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · de gemütlich (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · de angenehm (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · cs pohodlný (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · pl zgodny (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · pl komfortowy (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · de ruhig (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · cs nenáročný (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · de lau (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · fr douillet (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic) · fi lokoisa (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure) · cs pohodový (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy, sinecure)