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cakewalk

[ keyk-wawk ]

noun

  1. (formerly) a promenade or march, of Black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes.
  2. a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade.
  3. music for this dance.
  4. Informal. something easy, sure, or certain.


verb (used without object)

  1. to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk.

cakewalk

/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ°ìËŒ·Éɔ˰ì /

noun

  1. a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers
  2. a piece of music composed for this dance
  3. informal.
    an easily accomplished task
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to perform the cakewalk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦²¹°ì±ðËŒ·É²¹±ô°ì±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cakewalk1

First recorded in 1860–65; cake + walk
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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.

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Her goal: to walk off the stage after the monologue and then feel like the rest of the show is “a cakewalk.â€

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My goal is just to walk offstage after that monologue and feel like, OK, the rest of this show’s a cakewalk.

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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.

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“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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