cakewalk

/ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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