cushty

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1. IrelandUKslangExcellent, very good.

   A blackmailer who bragged on Facebook of his “cushty” life in prison has had time added to his sentence.

   2015 December 9, Gareth Lightfoot, “Prisoner who boasted of 'cushty' life in jail on Facebook has sentence increased”, in The Daily Mirror

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   "That's right," said Tom. "You'll be all right, though. The old dame says as how she'll be able to do it cushty. She wouldn't be doing it otherwise. You see, if anything was to happen she'd get done fer murder."

   1937, James Curtis, There Ain't No Justice, page 239

   I hadn't felt that cushty since the time I went down Our Lady of the Divine Rosary for confession. As I told Father O'Keith, I'd bought some gear off Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek that wasn't entirely kosher.

   1990, John Haselden, The Trotter Way to Millions, BBC Books, page 81

   Looking back at the season, it’s been a hell of a year for us. I’ve learned a hell of a lot, the team’s learned a hell of a lot and it’s only going to help us moving forwards into next season with a stronger car and a stronger driver. It’s going to be cushty!

   2016 October 5, Ian Gallagher, quoting Tom Ingram, “Tom Ingram to stay with Speedworks Motorsport in 2017”, in Touring Car Times

   The Roodee feature has been a happy hunting ground for jump trainers in recent seasons and Alan King looks to have found a cushty opportunity for his five-year-old who was last seen running a blinder in the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham festival.

   2017 May 9, Sam Turner, “Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, May 10”, in The Daily Mail