English

Noun

cakewalk ‎(plural cakewalks)

1. (historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
2. (music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
3. (performing arts) The dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest.
4. (idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
   • 1899, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train :

     Just as common as she is, a cakewalk sort of a name.

   • 1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, ISBN 0374199485:

     Nah. The first step’s a cakewalk. We can beat the **** out of a developing infant, in any case.

Synonyms

• (an activity that is easy): breeze, cinch, doddle, duck soup, piece of cake, walk in the park, walkover

See also

• easy as pie
• like shooting fish in a barrel
• like taking candy from a baby

Verb

cakewalk ‎(third-person singular simple present cakewalks, present participle cakewalking, simple past and past participle cakewalked)

1. (intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.