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    cakewalk
    /ˈkeɪkwɔːk/

    noun

    • 1. an absurdly or surprisingly easy task: informal "winning the league won't be a cakewalk for them"
    • 2. a dancing contest among black Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize. historical

    verb

    • 1. achieve or win something easily: informal "he cakewalked to a 5–1 triumph"
    • 2. walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk: "a troupe of clowns cakewalked by"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAKEWALK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ S ] US informal uk / ˈkeɪk.wɔːk / us / ˈkeɪk.wɑːk / Add to word list. something that is very easy to achieve: The Superbowl was a cakewalk for the Forty-Niners. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easiness and simplicity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom. a piece of cake idiom. accessibility.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cakewalkCakewalk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CAKEWALK is a one-sided contest : an easy victory. How to use cakewalk in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › cakewalkCakewalk - definition of cakewalk by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Dancing) 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. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for this dance. 3. informal an easily accomplished task. vb. (Dancing) ( intr) to perform the cakewalk. ˈcakeˌwalker n.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAKEWALK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. (formerly) a promenade or march, of African 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.

  6. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › CakewalkCakewalk - Wikipedia

    Debussy wrote "Golliwogg's Cake-walk" as the final movement of his Children's Corner suite for piano (published 1908), and The Little Nigar, subtitled A Cakewalk, for a piano method in 1909. The Cake Walk dance originated from the two-step, a dance which was itself spawned by the popularity of Sousa's marches. [46]

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › cakewalkCAKEWALK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cakewalk definition: (formerly) a promenade or march, of Black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes.. See examples of CAKEWALK used in a sentence.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAKEWALK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ S ] US informal us / ˈkeɪk.wɑːk / uk / ˈkeɪk.wɔːk / Add to word list. something that is very easy to achieve: The Superbowl was a cakewalk for the Forty-Niners. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easiness and simplicity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom. a piece of cake idiom. accessibility.

  9. www.britannica.com › art › cakewalkCakewalk | African-American, Syncopated, Ragtime | Britannica

    cakewalk, couple dance that became a popular stage act for virtuoso dancers as well as a craze in fashionable ballrooms around 1900. Couples formed a square with the men on the inside and, stepping high to a lively tune, strutted around the square.

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › cakewalkcakewalk - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · From cake +‎ walk. Originally an African-American form of dance and music that developed after the Civil War, later popularised by minstrel shows. It was danced at social events, with the best dancers often receiving cake as a prize.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cakewalkcakewalk | meaning of cakewalk in Longman Dictionary of...

    cakewalk meaning, definition, what is cakewalk: a very easy thing to do, or a very easy ...: Learn more.