Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CAKEWALK
cakewalk
(noun) an easy accomplishment; “winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him”; “invading Iraq won’t be a cakewalk”
cakewalk
(noun) a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
cakewalk
(verb) perform the cakewalk dance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cakewalk (plural cakewalks)
(historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
(performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest.
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
Synonym: Thesaurus:easy thing
Verb
cakewalk (third-person singular simple present cakewalks, present participle cakewalking, simple past and past participle cakewalked)
(intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.
Source: Wiktionary
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