What is the sarcastic English word to describe a highly paid job?

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What is the sarcastic English word to describe a highly paid job but with no responsibilities?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 07:40

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"Sinecure" is the most common term. From Merriam-Webster:

1: an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

2 archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls

I like that second meaning because it explains the word's etymology, from the Latin sine cura, or without cure. A church duty that does not help souls, a job that produces no work. It makes sense.

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answered Oct 31 '19 at 01:28

Philly

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I will note that this answer doesn't really meet the specification for a "sarcastic" term. – Hot Licks Oct 31 '19 at 01:51
True, except insofar as we commonly use the term sarcastically. – Philly Oct 31 '19 at 02:25

What is the sarcastic English word to describe a highly paid job?

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