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- [sa-shey]
- /sæˈʃeɪ/
- /ˈsæʃ.eɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sa-shey]
- /sæˈʃeɪ/
Definitions of sashay word
- verb without object sashay to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place. 1
- verb without object sashay to chassé in dancing. 1
- intransitive verb sashay move in a casual way 1
- verb sashay If someone sashays, they walk in a graceful but rather noticeable way. 0
- verb sashay to move, walk, or glide along casually 0
- verb sashay to move or walk in a showy way; parade 0
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Origin of sashay
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; metathetic variant of chassé
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Parts of speech for Sashay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sashay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sashay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sashay
verb sashay
- amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
- boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
- boogieing — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- flounce — to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
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