cush

¹

[ koosh ]

noun

, Slang.

1. money, especially when reserved for some special use.

Cush

²

or Kush

[ koosh, kuhsh ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the eldest son of Ham.
2. an area mentioned in the Bible, sometimes identified with Upper Egypt.
3. Kingdom of Cush, an ancient African state in the area that is now southern Egypt and the Sudan: part of the region of Nubia (1000 b.c.–a.d. 350).

Cush

/ kʌʃ; kʊʃ /

noun

1. the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6)
2. the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt

Word History and Origins

Origin of cush¹

Origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with cush sweetened and fried cornmeal (compare Gullah cush, cushcush, ultimately < Arabic kuskus couscous ); or a back formation from cushy

Example Sentences

Ozzie Cush, 20, from Reading, will continue to serve a 10 month sentence after he assaulted an emergency worker after kicking a police officer during a central London protest.

From BBC

Earlier on Thursday, Alex Granville, representing Cush, said there was "significant mitigation for each appellant and significant circumstances", which may have not been properly considered.

From BBC

Cush Jumbo taps into Detective Sergeant June Lenker’s panic more than her professionalism.

From New York Times

“That’s the first time that has really happened to me,” said Capaldi, whose adversary, June Lenker — a younger detective contending with misogyny and racism within the force — is played by Cush Jumbo.

From New York Times

Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi portray dueling police officers investigating a case of a missing woman in the new thriller program “Criminal Record,” premiering Wednesday on Apple TV+.

From Seattle Times