cushy number

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cushy number

/ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/ UK
/ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌmbə(ɹ)

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

noun cushy numbers

UK, informal 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.
Similar: soft snap, soft thing

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noun job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding

Français	boulot peinard, boulot pépère, planque, sinécure

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@misc{cushy_number_2026,
  title = {cushy number},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cushy%20number},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}