sashay

[ sa-shey ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.

1. to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly:

   She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.

2. to chassé in dancing.

sashay

/ sæˈʃeɪ /

verb

1. to move, walk, or glide along casually
2. to move or walk in a showy way; parade

Word History and Origins

Origin of sashay¹

1830–40, Americanism; metathetic variant of chassé ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of sashay¹

C19: from an alteration of chassé , a gliding dance step

Example Sentences

Three days later, Jack in tow, she would have sashayed into a soignée New York dinner party wearing that 56-carat blue diamond necklace.

From New York Times

Break out your rainbow boas and glittering tiaras and sashay your way to this can’t-miss show.

From Seattle Times

A-listers are getting ready to sashay down the red carpet for fashion's biggest night out - the Met Gala.

From BBC

She was the first queen to sashay away when the Ru Paul's Drag Race franchise screeched into the UK.

From BBC

Some, like a sashaying cover of Jeanette’s “Porque Te Vas,” are impeccably stylish, others like “The Crying Game” are implacably melancholy.

From Los Angeles Times