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cakewalk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accomplishment, achievement |
winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him.
invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk.
cakewalk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stage dancing, choreography |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe |
Examples of cakewalk
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That means second-ranked Capital has a cakewalk to the championship game, right?
From the thenewstribune.com
Free event will feature cakewalk, inflatables, hot dogs, candy, costume contest.
From the thestate.com
The Americans may have completed their roundtrip in two, but it was no cakewalk.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It's a cakewalk for Ruud Awakening in the Karaka Million at Ellerslie yesterday.
From the nzherald.co.nz
For the past two years, U.S. monetary policy has been a cakewalk for the markets.
From the businessweek.com
It's also a cakewalk to remove, unlike many Windows-based fake antivirus Trojans.
From the time.com
Barring the totally unexpected, Sotomayor's confirmation will thus be a cakewalk.
From the cnn.com
Last year, there was Russian dancing and Samoan food, plus a cakewalk and clowns.
From the thenewstribune.com
A few times this year, we went into games thinking that it would be a cakewalk.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Perform the cakewalk dance
- 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"
- Cakewalk (or cake-walk) is a game played at carnivals, funfairs, and fundraising events. It is similar to a raffle and musical chairs. ...
- A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers; The style of music associated with such a contest; The dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest; Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge
- A pre-ragtime dance form popular until about 1904. The music is intended to be representative of an African-American dance contest in which the prize is a cake. Many early rags are cakewalks.
- Routine mission or uneventful operation; such "going through the motions" operations often lulled troops into false security. See PIECE OF CAKE, LAUGH A MINUTE, WALK IN THE PARK, DUCK SOUP, NO SWEAT, MILK RUN, TURKEY SHOOT.
- N. (mil) A quick, easy, uncomplicated shadowrun that requires almost no effort to complete.
- An exuberant dance with syncopated rhythms that may represent an early form of jazz
