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cakewalk

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cakewalk /ˈkeɪkˌwɑːk/ noun
cakewalk
/ˈkeɪkˌwɑːk/
noun
Learner's definition of CAKEWALK
[singular]
: an easy contest to win极易取胜的竞赛
: an easy task : piece of cake轻而易举的工作;易如反掌的事
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cakewalk

noun

cake·​walk ˈkāk-ˌwȯk How to pronounce cakewalk (audio)
1
a
: a one-sided contest : an easy victory
In states and localities across America, good times are making for reelection cakewalks. Douglas Foster
b
: an easy task
… it's no cakewalk to raise a family on two part-time salaries, even for a little while. Belinda Luscombe
2
: an African American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking
3
: a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt
cakewalk intransitive verb
cakewalker noun

Example Sentences

She expected the election to be a cakewalk. Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk.
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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of cakewalk was in 1863
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