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Noun: cakewalk  'keyk`wok
  1. A strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
     
  2. An easy accomplishment
    "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"
Verb: cakewalk  'keyk`wok
  1. Perform the cakewalk dance

Derived forms: cakewalking, cakewalked, cakewalks

Type of: accomplishment, achievement, choreography, dance, stage dancing, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

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