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    sashay

    sashay - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sashay

    Definition
    (noun) a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps Definition
    (noun) (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
    Synonyms : chasse
    Definition
    (noun) a journey taken for pleasure
    Example Sentence
    • many summer excursions to the shore
    • it was merely a pleasure trip
    • after cautious sashays into the field
    Definition
    (verb) move sideways
    Synonyms : sidle
    Definition
    (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
    Synonyms : cock , prance , ruffle , strut , swagger , tittup
    Example Sentence
    • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
    Definition
    (verb) perform a chasse step, in ballet
    Synonyms : chasse
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sashay

One wearing a Sash tend to sashay because he has it and nobody else do.

Remember shasha the pilot in the movie "2012"..he didnt hve a pleasure journey(shashay)

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