sashay
sas·hay
verb
2.
noun
3.
- “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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