[
UK
/kˈeɪkwɔːk/
]
NOUN
- a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
-
an easy accomplishment
winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him
invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk
VERB
- perform the cakewalk dance
How To Use cakewalk In A Sentence
- It was not exactly a cakewalk for the actresses either: ‘There is a lot of Urdu used in the film and we had to work on our diction as well as dance for the songs.’
- But that does not mean that Roberts’ trip to the high bench will be a cakewalk, nor should it be.
- ‘I wouldn't want to be cakewalking through games and then get to the playoffs and not have this kind of experience, ‘Donovan said.’
- And so, fortified by a High Tea consisting of tea, cold meats and sandwiches, our Edwardian gentlemen and ladies bunny-hugged, turkey-trotted, waltzed and cakewalked to their hearts content, unhampered by the restrictions of contact between men and women of previous generations. Thé Dansant | Edwardian Promenade
- Today the soon-to-be Senate majority leader suggested things won't necessarily be a cakewalk for his own party in the new Senate.
- From here on, international tournaments will not be American All-Star cakewalks.
- It's also worth bearing in mind that Allen's big cash chest was supposed to be intended for his presidential run once he cakewalked through his 2006 race. VA-SEN: Poll: Allen's Lead Over Webb Shrinks To Three Points
- Most people were calling a cakewalk -- you know, be prepared to turn off your television sets early, because this isn't much of a game you're about to watch -- when in fact it turned out to be really one of the great legendary football games in our country's history. There are some words you might think they wouldn’t use at the White House any more. - Swampland - TIME.com
- Had they played sensibly they could have cakewalked that game.
- Her revue included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty George and the cakewalk.