Sashay

Pronunciation

• Homophones: sachet
• Rhymes: -æʃeɪ

Origin

From French chasser ("chase"), from Latin captō, frequentative of capiō ("I take").

Full definition of sashay

Noun

1. A chassé.
2. A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To walk casually or showily; to strut, swagger or flounce.
• 1994, Walter Dean Myers, The Glory Field Chapter , Goldie pulled her skirts up in front of her, gave Elijah a look over her shoulder, and sashayed away.
2. (intransitive) To chassé when dancing.
3. (intransitive) To move sideways.