cushy
very easy, very comfortable
TRANSLATION
angenehm, bequem, leicht
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
" .... What do we know about Schroeder? He certainly is not running on a business ticket, but he did let slip a powerful hint. Asked about Britain, he noted that Blair had a CUSHY job: Thatcher had done the dirty work, while Blair got to put some frosting on the cake."
(Rudi Dornbusch in Business Week - 11.10.1997)
(Rudi Dornbusch in Business Week - 11.10.1997)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
Cushy entered the English language during the First World War when a cushy wound was non-life-threatening but just serious enough to earn you a ticket home.
Since then, the word has acquired a sense of much more comfort and is most often associated with easy work.
There are two theories concerning the origin of cushy:
1. From the Hindi khusha "happy, joyful, pleasant" from Persian "khush."
2. From the French couchée "lying down."
Note: cushy job = angenehme Tätigkeit
Cushy entered the English language during the First World War when a cushy wound was non-life-threatening but just serious enough to earn you a ticket home.
Since then, the word has acquired a sense of much more comfort and is most often associated with easy work.
There are two theories concerning the origin of cushy:
1. From the Hindi khusha "happy, joyful, pleasant" from Persian "khush."
2. From the French couchée "lying down."
Note: cushy job = angenehme Tätigkeit
