cakewalk

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪkwɔːk/

noun

  • 1 informal an absurdly or surprisingly easy task: winning the league won’t be a cakewalk for them
  • 2a strutting dance popular at the end of the 19th century, developed from an American black contest in graceful walking which had a cake as a prize.

verb

[no object]
  • 1 informal achieve or win something easily: he cakewalked to a 5-1 triumph
  • 2walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk: a troupe of clowns cakewalked by