sashay

sashay
Synonyms and related words:
amble, barge, be getting along, bowl along, bundle, buzz off, clump, come away, commute, course, cover ground, depart, drag, exit, fare, fare forth, fetch, flit, flounce, flow, foot, footslog, gang, gang along, get along, get away, get off, get on, get under way, go, go along, go away, go off, go on, halt, hie, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jog, jolt, jump, leave, limp, lumber, lunge, lurch, march off, mince, mosey, move, move along, move away, move off, move on, move out, pace, paddle, pass, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, prance, prink, progress, pull out, rack, roll, roll on, run, sashay off, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, stagger, stagger along, stalk, stamp, stomp, straddle, straggle, stream, stride, stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, take flight, take wing, tittup, toddle, toddle along, totter, traipse, travel, trip, trudge, up and go, waddle, wamble, wayfare, wend, wiggle, wing it, wobble

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  • sashay — (v.) 1836, mangled Anglicization of Fr. chassé gliding step (in square dancing), lit. chased, pp. of chasser to chase, from O.Fr. chacier to hunt, from V.L. *captiare (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable), and Cf. CHASE (Cf. chase), CATCH …   Etymology dictionary

  • sashay — ► VERB informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ walk ostentatiously, with exaggerated hip and shoulder movements. ORIGIN alteration of CHASSÉ(Cf. ↑C) …   English terms dictionary

  • sashay — ☆ sashay [sa shā′ ] vi. [altered < CHASSÉ] 1. to do a chassé in a square dance 2. Informal to move, walk, or go, esp. in a casual way 3. Informal to move, walk, etc. in such a way as to show off or attract attention …   English World dictionary

  • sashay — UK [ˈsæʃeɪ] / US [sæˈʃeɪ] verb [intransitive] Word forms sashay : present tense I/you/we/they sashay he/she/it sashays present participle sashaying past tense sashayed past participle sashayed to walk somewhere in a relaxed and confident manner …   English dictionary

  • sashay — sa|shay [sæˈʃeı] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: chassé, from the past participle of chasser; CHASE1] to walk in a confident way, moving your body from side to side, especially so that people look at you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sashay — v To go. Why don t you sashay over to the store and get some bottled water? 1830s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • sashay — vb to walk proudly, stride, flounce or mince . Sashay originated as an Amer icanisation of the French chasse (in this case a rapid, gliding movement; a term used in square dancing). She sashayed up to the bar and ordered a daiquiri …   Contemporary slang

  • sashay — [sa ʃeɪ] verb informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1》 walk ostentatiously, with exaggerated hip and shoulder movements. 2》 perform the sashay. noun (in American square dancing) a figure in which partners circle each other by taking sideways steps. Origin… …   English new terms dictionary

  • sashay — /ˈsæʃeɪ / (say sashay) verb (i) Colloquial to strut, move exaggeratedly: *As he sashayed away she could see that he was corsetted. –sumner locke elliott, 1981. {US English (1830s); mispronunciation of chassé} …  

  • sashay — I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of chassé Date: 1836 1. to make a chassé 2. a. walk, glide, go b. to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner c. to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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