cushy numberとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbɚ/
• 韻: -ʌmbə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: cu‧shy num‧ber

名詞

cushy number (plural cushy numbers)

1. (British, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.

   Synonyms: soft snap, soft thing

   • 2018 May 16, John Crace, “Corbyn finds the formula to fire up the Maybot. Just ask after Brexit”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     At this rate Wednesdays [PMQs] could become a cushy number for the Labour leader.

   • 2019 August 6, Aditya Chakrabortty, “The super-rich have made Britain into a nation of losers”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     And they knew who the winners were: those refugees on the other side of the city; the next-door neighbour who’d got a cushy number on benefits.

   • 2021 October 17, Kitty Empire, “The Storyteller by Dave Grohl – a Foo Fighter pulls his punches”, in The Observer‎, →ISSN:

     The band’s ascent is exciting and bewildering – until it isn’t. When Nirvana ends, he turns down a cushy number playing drums for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to record Foo Fighters’ terrific debut album in a makeshift home studio, playing every instrument himself.

   • 2025 May 11, Gwyn Topham, “‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Few professions’ pay have aroused such incredulous ire as train drivers: earning an average of nearly £70,000 a year, going on strike to demand more, and they don’t even have to steer. But if it really is such a cushy number, why doesn’t Britain have enough drivers – and what does it take to join their ranks?

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