noun
- something that is very easy to do or accomplish
- a type of dance or dance contest originally performed by African Americans
Usage: informal
Usage: historical
verb
- to win or succeed very easily
Usage: informal
Examples
- The math test was a cakewalk for students who had studied.
- After months of preparation, the final exam turned out to be a cakewalk.
- The team cakewalks through the first round of playoffs every year.
- She cakewalks to victory in most of her tennis matches.
- The cakewalks were popular entertainment at county fairs in the 1800s.
- For an experienced programmer, this project is just a cakewalk.
- The quiz was such a cakewalk that everyone finished in ten minutes.