Phrase guide

cushy number

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbɚ/
  • rhymes with -ʌmbə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: soft snap, soft thing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cushy (“making few demands, comfortable, easy”) + number (“activity, assignment, job”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: helppo homma — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • Finnish: helppo työ — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • Finnish: helppo duuni — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • French: boulot peinard — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • French: boulot pépère — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • French: planque — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • French: sinécure — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding
  • Polish: ciepła posadka — job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding