cakewalk

cake·walk

 (kāk′wôk′)

n.

1. Something easily accomplished: Winning the race was a cakewalk for her. See Synonyms at breeze¹.

2. A public entertainment of the 1800s among African Americans in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes.

3.

a. A strutting dance, often performed in minstrel shows.

b. The music for this dance.

intr.v. cake·walked, cake·walk·ing, cake·walks

1. To achieve or accomplish something easily.

2. To perform a strutting dance.

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cake′walk′er n.

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cakewalk

(ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk)

n

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

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cake•walk

(ˈkeɪkˌwɔk)

n.

1. a musical promenade of black American origin with the prize of a cake awarded to couples who demonstrated the most intricate or imaginative dance figures and steps.

2. a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade.

3. syncopated music suitable for a cakewalk.

4. Informal. something easy or certain.

v.i.

5. to perform a cakewalk.

[1860–65]

cake′walk`er, n.

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cakewalk

- Started out as a competitive dance whose winner got a cake as a prize.

See also related terms for prize.

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cakewalk

Past participle: cakewalked
Gerund: cakewalking

Imperative

cakewalk

cakewalk

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

cakewalk

A dance in which couples walk in a square formation and take exaggerated high steps and turn corners precisely in mimicry of the white man’s artificial manners.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cakewalk - a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake choreography, stage dancing - a show involving artistic dancing
	2.	cakewalk - an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Verb	1.	cakewalk - perform the cakewalk dance     trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

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Translations

cakewalk

[ˈkeɪkwɔːk] n

(= dance) → cake-walk

(fig) (= easily accomplished task) → promenade f de santé

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