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Friday, November 7, 2014

Word of the Day: Cushy

Word of the Day: Cushy

Cushy (adj.): Widely used by military personnel in World War I to describe something involving little effort in return for ample reward ("Cushy", 2014, para. 1).


Examples:
" Even though Nim was a fellow club member, working for him was no cushy number -- entirely the opposite" ("Cushy", 2014, para. 1).



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Reference
Cushy. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/cushy



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