SASHAY

excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

(noun) a journey taken for pleasure; “many summer excursions to the shore”; “it was merely a pleasure trip”; “after cautious sashays into the field”

chasse, sashay

(noun) (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

sashay

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

sidle, sashay

(verb) move sideways

chasse, sashay

(verb) perform a chasse step, in ballet

tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sashay (plural sashays)

A chassé.

A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing.

Verb

sashay (third-person singular simple present sashays, present participle sashaying, simple past and past participle sashayed)

(intransitive) To walk casually, showily or in a flirty manner; to strut, swagger or flounce.

(intransitive) To chassé when dancing.

(intransitive) To move sideways.

Source: Wiktionary



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