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Cushy   Listen
adjective
cushy  adj.  Not requiring strong efforts; easy; said of paid employment; as, He got a cushy job in a large company. (informal)
Synonyms: soft.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Cushy" Quotes from Famous Books



... Cushy cow bonny, let down thy milk, And I will give thee a gown of silk; A gown of silk and a silver tee, If thou wilt let ...
— How to Tell Stories to Children - And Some Stories to Tell • Sara Cone Bryant

... rides on horseback, he lives in luxury, The sapper has his dug-out as cushy as can be, The flying man's a sportsman, but his home's a long way back, In painted tent or straw-spread barn or cosy little shack; Gunner and sapper and flying man (and each to his job, say I) Have tickled the Hun with mine or gun or bombed him from on high, ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 31, 1917 • Various

... satisfaction that there was nothing funny about the bed. It was soft and "cushy" and there were ample coverings. It was vastly more comfortable than the bench which had supported him during the preceding nights and this in itself was something to be grateful for. After all, even if these earnest financiers perpetrated a few ill-humoured practical ...
— Men of Affairs • Roland Pertwee

... Cushy, cow bonny, let down thy milk, And I will give thee a gown of silk: A gown of silk and a silver tee, If thou wilt let ...
— Pinafore Palace • Various



Words linked to "Cushy" :   colloquialism, easygoing



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