Cushy

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late 19th century (originally Anglo-Indian): from Urdu ḵushī ‘pleasure’, from Persian ḵuš .

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From Hindi ख़ुशी(xuśī), Urdu خوشی‎ (khušī), from Persian خوشی‎ (khoši, “happiness”).

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cushy (adj.)

"easy," 1915, Anglo-Indian slang, from Hindi khush "pleasant, healthy, happy" + -y (2). Wright's "English Dialect Dictionary" (1898) has cush "a soft, useless person," identified as Scottish and Northumberland and explained as "A common term of reproach, used of one who allows others to beat him, either in self-defence or at work," hence cushie "soft, flabby."