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cakewalk
[ keyk-wawk ]
noun
- (formerly) a promenade or march, of Black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes.
- a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade.
- music for this dance.
- Informal. something easy, sure, or certain.
verb (used without object)
- to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk.
cakewalk
/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ°ìËŒ·Éɔ˰ì /
noun
- a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers
- a piece of music composed for this dance
- informal.an easily accomplished task
verb
- intr to perform the cakewalk
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦²¹°ì±ðËŒ·É²¹±ô°ì±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦²¹°ì±ðw²¹±ô°ìe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
In the last 18 minutes, the visitors scored three unanswered tries - all converted - to turn a cakewalk into a struggle for the Scots, whose edge blunted incredibly in the second half.
Her goal: to walk off the stage after the monologue and then feel like the rest of the show is “a cakewalk.â€
My goal is just to walk offstage after that monologue and feel like, OK, the rest of this show’s a cakewalk.
The election is still one of the closest in modern American history; however, it is not the cakewalk it likely appeared to be when the summer kicked off.
“He ended up winning,†Kobe said, “but it was a battle to the end. It wasn’t no cakewalk for him.â€
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