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Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:56:55 GMT
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> > > Cushy Number :-)

In lugnet.trains, Brian B. Alano writes:
> cushy
> Pronunciation: 'ku-shE
> Etymology: Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khush
> : entailing little hardship or difficulty <a cushy job with a high salary>
> 
> number
> (5th definition) one singled out from a group : INDIVIDUAL: as a : GIRL, WOMAN
> <met an attractive number at the dance>
> 
> In other words, "a low-maintenance, high-return exceptional female".

Err.  I think that's 'number' as in 'lot' or 'situation'.  Specifically a
comfortable position in life.

Jason J Railton



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  Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
 
Thanks Brian and Jason! /Tobbe (24 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
 
(...) [snip] (...) I'm a native speaker, but I still had to go to the dictionary to be sure: cushy Pronunciation: 'ku-shE Etymology: Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khush : entailing little hardship or difficulty <a cushy job with a high salary> (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)

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