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Sashay

verb
1.
Move sideways.  Synonym: sidle.
2.
To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.  Synonyms: cock, prance, ruffle, strut, swagger, tittup.
3.
Perform a chasse step, in ballet.  Synonym: chasse.
noun
1.
A square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps.
2.
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading.  Synonym: chasse.
3.
A journey taken for pleasure.  Synonyms: excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip.  "It was merely a pleasure trip" , "After cautious sashays into the field"





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"Sashay" Quotes from Famous Books



... cabins where de dancin' gwine be. Dey moves everything out de cabin 'cept a few chairs. Next come de fiddler and banjo-er and when dey starts, de caller call, 'Heads lead off,' and de first couple gits in middle de floor, and all de couples follow till de cabin full. Next he calls, 'Sashay to de right, and do-si-do.' Round to de right dey go, den he calls, 'Swing you partners, and dey swing dem round twice, and so it go till daylight come, den he sing ...
— Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. - Texas Narratives, Part 2 • Works Projects Administration
... off in apparent alarm. "Say, is this a weddin' garment you're onload'n' on me? Do I have to sashay down a church aisle ...
— The Big-Town Round-Up • William MacLeod Raine


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