cakewalk
(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.
to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk.
Origin of cakewalk
1Other words from cakewalk
- cakewalker, noun
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If the Democrats maintain this charade, 2016 will not be the cakewalk they dream it to be.
But that does not, so far as Philippe Petit is concerned, make it a cakewalk.
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Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. RichardsStill others, doing a kind of animated cakewalk, carried toy ray guns which they fired at random into the crowd.
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British Dictionary definitions for cakewalk
/ (ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk) /
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
(intr) to perform the cakewalk
Derived forms of cakewalk
- cakewalker, noun
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