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Where does “cushy” come from?

Cushy comes from Hindi ख़ुशी, derived from Persian خوشی, meaning pleasure or happiness.

cushy (English): Easy, making few demands, comfortable;...

Definitions

  1. Easy, making few demands, comfortable;...

Ancestry of “cushy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخوشیhappiness; pleasure
2Classical Persianخوشی—

Words derived from “cushy”

  • cushiness
  • cushily
Every word from Classical Persian خوشی →