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sashay

sas·hay

UK/ˈsæʃeɪ/ US/sæˈʃeɪ/ rare

verb

1.

move sideways

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2.

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

  • “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
3.

perform a chasse step, in ballet

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noun

1.

a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

2.
3.

a journey taken for pleasure

  • “many summer excursions to the shore”
  • “it was merely a pleasure trip”
  • “after cautious sashays into the field”

Origin

Verlan (or metathesis) form of French chassé, past participle of chasser (“chase”), from Latin captō, frequentative of capiō (“to take”).

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