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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sa-shey |
| Phonetic Transcription : sæˈʃeɪ |
Définition of sashay
Origin :- 1836, mangled Englishing of French chassé "gliding step" (in square dancing), literally "chased," past participle of chasser "to chase," from Old French chacier "to hunt," from Vulgar Latin *captiare (see capable, and cf. chase, catch). Related: Sashayed; sashaying. The noun is attested from 1900.
- noun walk
- In them days they said 'promenade', 'sashay', 'swing corners', 'change partners'.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 » by Work Projects Administration
- Get a move on them fried spuds and sashay them down this way, if there's any left when y'u fill your plate, Missou.
- Extract from : « Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West » by William MacLeod Raine
- "Hope I didn't put away too much fried chicken to sashay properly at the square dance," Bud remarked.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung » by Victor Appleton
- In that sea and that wind the progress of the Dobson was, as the Cap'n mentally put it, a "sashay."
- Extract from : « The Skipper and the Skipped » by Holman Day
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