sashay
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9.1
- noun
- /sæˈʃeɪ/
- Jargon
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sashay
- At the beginning of the dance, the partners began their routine with a graceful sashay to the music.
Examples
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Sashay back to your places.
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Sashay back and make room for our new marshal and his lady fair.
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She turns, leaving Jack standing there, watching her sashay back to her lane.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sashay down the line.
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Ed sashays up to Bela and dances a few steps with him.
Fiction book (1994) -
And Nina had once seen her moving slowly down Fifty-seventh Street, her high heels giving her walk a gentle sashay.
Fiction book (1990) -
When this music box arrived, my mother hurried into her room, wound the key, and set the animals dancing, figure eights, and sashays.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mandella winks at him and sashays inside. Kat follows behind, shaking her head.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the square dance, the couple took turns to sashay around the center of the floor, stepping sideways in sync.
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The dancers performed a lively sashay as they circled around each other, showcasing their skills.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sashay comes from the French dance step chassé, from a verb meaning 'to chase' and related to English chase. A chassé is a quick sideways step in dance, so a sashay as a noun is the figure where partners move around each other using those sideways steps.