cushy number
Syllables: cu·shy num·ber/ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/US/ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbɚ/
cushy number noun: a job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.
Noun
cushy number (plural cushy numbers)
- A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.
- At this rate Wednesdays [PMQs] could become a cushy number for the Labour leader.2018 May 16, John Crace, “Corbyn finds the formula to fire up the Maybot. Just ask after Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- And they knew who the winners were: those refugees on the other side of the city; the next-door neighbour who’d got a cushy number on benefits.2019 August 6, Aditya Chakrabortty, “The super-rich have made Britain into a nation of losers”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- soft snap, soft thing
Synonyms of cushy number
Forms of cushy number
| plural | cushy numbers |
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Origin of cushy number
From cushy (“making few demands, comfortable, easy”) + number (“activity, assignment, job”).
Words that rhyme with cushy number
Questions about cushy number
- What does cushy number mean?
- Cushy number means a job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.
- What part of speech is cushy number?
- Cushy number is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cushy number?
- Cushy number is pronounced /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cushy number?
- The plural of cushy number is cushy numbers.
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