cakewalk
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cake·walk

noun \ˈkāk-ˌwk\

Definition of CAKEWALK

1
: a black American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking
2
: a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt
3
a : a one-sided contest
b : an easy task
cakewalk intransitive verb
cake·walk·er noun

Examples of CAKEWALK

  1. She expected the election to be a cakewalk.
  2. Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk.

First Known Use of CAKEWALK

1874

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