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[ˈkeɪkwɔːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an absurdly or surprisingly easy task
(e.g: winning the league won't be a cakewalk for them)
- a dancing contest among African Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize
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Origin
:
mid 19th century: from cake + walk. The cakewalk apparently originated as an entertainment performed by enslaved black people on Southern plantations, possibly as a parody of the formal dances of white high society
[ˈkeɪkwɔːk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- achieve or win something easily
(e.g: he cakewalked to a 5–1 triumph)
- walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk
(e.g: a troupe of clowns cakewalked by)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 19th century: from cake + walk. The cakewalk apparently originated as an entertainment performed by enslaved black people on Southern plantations, possibly as a parody of the formal dances of white high society
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