cakewalk
/ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk/
noun
- Something that is very easy to do; a simple task.
- For an experienced chef, baking a simple loaf of bread is a cakewalk.
- Winning that game was a cakewalk for our team.
- The test was a cakewalk; I finished it in ten minutes.
- A dance or competition from the 19th century in which couples performed a strutting dance, originally among African Americans, with cake as a prize.
- The cakewalk was a popular social event in the late 1800s.
- At the fair, they held a cakewalk where the winner got a homemade cake.
- The history museum had a demonstration of the cakewalk dance.
Antonyms
verb
- To win or achieve something easily.
- She cakewalked through the exam without studying much.
- He cakewalked into the job because of his experience.
- The champion cakewalked to victory in the final match.
- To perform the cakewalk dance.
- The dancers cakewalked across the stage with big smiles.
- They learned to cakewalk from an old instructional video.
- At the festival, couples cakewalked to the lively music.