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.
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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