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   What is a 'cushy number' in British slang?

   • In British slang, a 'cushy number' refers to a well paid easy undemanding job. The origin of the term is from the Hindi word 'Khushí', which means 'Happy' or 'Smile', so the association is pleasurable.

   In British slang, what is “cushty” and where does it come from?

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   What is a cushy job?

   • ( British English)an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like: Sarah’s new job sounds like a right cushy number — she only has to go to the office three days a week. Cushy means ‘easy’ or ‘pleasant’ and comes from Hindi. any luck? Want to thank TFD for its existence?

   A cushy number - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   What is cushy?

   • Definition of cushy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary very easy and pleasant; needing little or no effort (especially North American English) (of furniture) comfortable The guest lounges are elegantly furnished with cushy sofas and wide armchairs. The leather seats are soft and cushy.

   cushy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

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   Is the life of a diplomat a cushy number?

   • There are nice, cushy clean ones; some are hard, and one or two are fairly dirty. Cushy or idle the life of our diplomats is not. Far from being cushy, cosy or comfortable, the system is stacked against the applicants at almost every stage. It is a cushy number, when one thinks about it.

   CUSHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a cushy ˈnumber (British English) an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like: Sarah’s new job sounds like a right cushy number — she only has to go to the office three days a week. Cushy means ‘easy’ or ‘pleasant’ and comes from Hindi.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · cushy number (plural cushy numbers) (British, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure. Synonyms: soft snap, soft thing

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   adjective. infml us / ˈkʊʃ·i / Add to word list. very easy: a cushy job. (Definition of cushy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cushy. cushy. They have developed cushy welfare states and fallen into ' poverty traps'. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   cushy typically occurs about 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. cushy is in frequency band 4, which contains words occurring between 0.1 and 1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

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   a cushy ˈnumber (British English) an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like: Sarah’s new job sounds like a right cushy number — she only has to go to the office three days a week. Cushy means ‘easy’ or ‘pleasant’ and comes from Hindi.

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   Definition of cushy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Cushy Number definition: An <a>easy</a> job, a <a>pleasant</a> situation, a <a>sinecure</a> .