Cakewalk
Digital audio workstation
A cakewalk is something easily accomplished: Getting the job was a cakewalk.
The term comes from a 19th-century dance competition among enslaved Black Americans, where couples promenaded in elaborate, exaggerated style—the most graceful won a cake as prize.
The dance looked effortless when done well, which gave rise to the sense of easy success.
Requiring no strain
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- snapSudden sharp sound
- pushoverEasily defeated opponent
walkover · picnic · doddle · child's play · simple · easy · straightforward · unchallenging
Leisurely public stroll
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
antebellum · plantation · couples · high-stepping · Charleston · contest · syncopation · jaunty
Organized competitive event
- winnerOne who prevails
- rewardPayment for service
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
carnival · judges · strutting · parade · couples · promenade · victorian · county fair
Syncopated piano genre
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- JoplinOzarks region municipality
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- minstrelsyArt of traveling performers
jazz · vaudeville · stride · two-step · march · upbeat · jaunty · Debussy
effortless
Requiring no strain
pushover · walkover · picnic · doddle · child's play · simple · easy · straightforward · unchallenging · smooth
promenade
Leisurely public stroll
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
ballroom · antebellum · plantation · couples · high-stepping · Charleston · contest · syncopation · jaunty · procession
contest
Organized competitive event
competition · carnival · judges · strutting · parade · couples · promenade · victorian · county fair · church social
ragtime
Syncopated piano genre
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- JoplinOzarks region municipality
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
minstrelsy · jazz · vaudeville · stride · two-step · march · upbeat · jaunty · Debussy · classical
- Music SoftwarePro Tools, GarageBand, Ableton, Sibelius, Luna
Cakewalknightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
ordeal · uphill battle · challenge · struggle · hard slog
Cakewalkordeal
Difficult, painful experience
trial by fire · baptism of fire · agony · torture · hell
Cakewalktoss-up
Outcome with equal chances
coin flip · impossible task · long shot · crapshoot · nail-biter