sashayn.

/saˈʃeɪ/

Etymology: < sashay v.

North American.

1. A venture, a sally; an excursion, trip, or expedition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking

forec900

aprisec1320

exploitc1425

undertakingc1425

beginning1481

enterprise1548

apprinze1559

embracement1641

undertake1647

undertakement1678

sashay1900

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > excursion

out-coursea1603

sally1657

excursion1699

sashay1900

1900 G. Ade More Fables 184 Lutie never got out of her Dream until she made a bold Sashay with a Concert Company.

1935 H. L. Davis Honey in Horn 15 If you yank him out for any all-night sashay on these roads, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

1941 Sat. Evening Post 16 Aug. 68/3 On my first sashay into the flying field.

1952 E. B. White Let. 6 Apr. (1976) 355 Spring is making little sashays about coming to town, but it has been a fairly unconvincing demonstration so far.

1961 R. M. Patterson Buffalo Head v. 183 He could make a long sashay north along the foot of the range.

1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 147 Swannell, Copley and Alexander and the two dogs..set out for a three-day sashay up the strong creek that flowed into the Ingenika.

2. A step in square dancing (see quot. c1940). Also transferred and attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > gliding step

slur1598

chasing1775

glissade1843

chassé1867

glide1889

sashayc1940

c1940 Square Dance (Writers' Program, Illinois) 40 The Sashay is a series of short quick steps directly to the side, either to the right or to the left... The gent holds the lady's left hand in his right, and her right hand in his left.

1941 R. J. McNair Western Square Dances xix. 78 The Sashay step is a quick side step.

1956 R. Holden Contra Dance Bk. iv. 45 Sashay, the American chassez.

1971 Flying (N.Y.) Apr. 49/1 It's got a marvelous sort of sashay movement because it's such a big airplane that when you roll you can feel those booms kind of rolling around behind you.

1974 J. Marks Mick Jagger 32 The juvenile Jagger... Trying a few quick sashays and eating a banana.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

sashayv.

/saˈʃeɪ/

Forms: Also sasshay, sashy.

Etymology: Mispronunciation of chassé v.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.).

1. intransitive. Frequently with adv.

a. To perform a chassé, esp. in square dancing; frequently transferred, to perform a movement similar to the chassé.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [verb (intransitive)] > steps

cut1603

heel1609

coupee1690

chassé1803

pigeon-wing1823

glissade1837

high-kicka1850

to cover the buckle1852

reverse1859

sashay1905

1836 Franklin Repository (Chambersburg, Pa.) 4 Oct. 1/3 If you don't sashay across, button your lip, and go home quietly, you and I will have to promenade all around, and swing corners into the watch house.

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 73 The Doctor looked as if he should like to rigadoon and sashy across as well as the young one he was talkin' about.

1905 Dial. Notes 3 64 They sashayed back and forth to beat the band.

1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xv. 163 At dancing parties they balanced or ‘sashayed’ in Honest John or Money Musk.

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. v. 113 John was callin' for de new set: ‘Choose yo' partners.’.. ‘Sashay all.’

1951 K. M. Wells Up Medonte Way iv. x. 65 Fireflies danced by Moonstone Creek. They dipped and cavorted, they sashayed like a million wee stars gone mad.

b. To glide, walk, or travel, usually in a casual manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)]

stepOE

bistepa1250

to set footc1300

treada1400–50

foota1425

trade1547

stride1596

ambulate1598

purmeinea1614

walka1628

conculcate1657

to tread the ground1691

toddle1819

sashay1878

1878 F. H. Hart Sazerac Lying Club 83 S'pose, gentlemen, that we sashay up to the bar.

1913 C. E. Mulford Coming of Cassidy v. 80 Logan..is about thirty miles east. You must 'a sashayed some to get only this far in four days.

1973 S. Alsop Stay of Execution (1974) ii. 201 Stewart brought a pretty..girl friend home. As she sashayed through the living room, Andrew remarked, ‘I like the way she wiggles her things.’

c. To move diagonally or sideways; to travel an irregular path; to wander or saunter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > move sideways [verb (intransitive)] > move obliquely

glentc1330

lean1398

slenta1400

glintc1440

skew1488

sklent1513

slanta1849

sashay1865

cater1873

diagonalize1884

shail1895

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > idly

roil?c1335

gada1500

stavera1500

vaguea1525

scoterlope1574

idle1599

haika1605

saunter1671

stravaig1801

palmer1805

streel1805

taver1808

traik1818

gander1822

gallivant1823

gilravage1825

project1828

daud1831

meander1831

to knock about1833

to kick about1839

to knock round1848

piroot1858

sashay1865

june1869

tootle1902

slop1907

beetle1919

stooge1941

swan1942

1865 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 18 Mar. 8/1 For all they're so handy about keeping her sasshaying around from shanty to shanty..none of 'em's ever got a good word for her.

1888 J. C. Harris Free Joe 49 What were you doing sasshaying around in his room last night?

1891 B. Harte First Family Tasajara vii Ye remember how he sashayed round newspaper offices in Frisco until he could write a flapdoodle story himself?

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street ix. 74 He staggered eastward toward the Panthéon and I sashayed westward to the rue Lafayette.

1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) v. 114 Instead of continuing toward the rue de la Huchette, Christophe hopped and sashayed to the left.

1960 F. Raphael Limits of Love i. iii. 41 A large Negro..was sashaying through the crowd towards them.

1973 C. Himes Black on Black 201 I picked up my sack and sorta sashayed off.

1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 270 He hoped that Nelly Turlock would not sashay in, demanding dividends for her family.

d. To move or walk ostentatiously, conspicuously, or provocatively; to strut or parade.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > in stately or affected manner

prancea1398

jeta1400

prankc1450

strut1518

stalk1530

jotc1560

brank1568

piaffe1593

strit1597

swagger1600

stretch1619

prig1623

flutter1690

prink1696

jut1763

strunt1789

straddle1802

major1814

cakewalk1890

sashay1968

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display or show off [verb (intransitive)] > move or walk ostentatiously

trail1303

jeta1400

prancec1422

prankc1450

brank1568

promenade1699

parade1748

sashay1968

1968 J. Updike Couples iv. 311 Sashaying from the shower nude, her pussy of a ferny freshness.

1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 545 I see her sashayin' past in a dress I know she stole from Miss Susan.

2. transitive. To cause (someone or something) to sashay; to walk or parade (a person); to carry or convey (an object); to manœuvre (a vehicle).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)]

haveeOE

ferryOE

weighOE

bearOE

take?a1160

weve13..

carry1348

passa1350

tow1391

geta1393

convey1393

winc1400

transport1483

set1487

convoy1500

traduce1535

port1566

repair1612

vehiculate1628

transmute1683

transplant1769

gallant1806

transit1859

inveigh1878

waltz1884

sashay1928

conduct-

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > compel to walk

walk1578

to walk Spanish1838

to shank off1848

to march off1884

sashay1928

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > manoeuvre

sashay1963

1928 L. H. Nason Sergeant Eadie 130 What the hell good a rifle does to me sashayin' these jugheads up an' down the road, I don't know.

1944 J. S. Pennell Hist. Rome Hanks 189 Take them guns thar—tuck 'em from the Yanks at the fust battle of Manassas, an' been a-farin' 'em eveh since an' sashayin' 'em all oveh hell an Vuhginny.

1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 22 Rachel would gee and haw this MG around Route 17's bloodthirsty curves and cutbacks, sashaying its arrogant butt past hay wagons.

1977 J. Gardner Werewolf Trace i. 17 ‘James Bond rules. Okay?’ chuckled Bud, sashaying the car neatly between a pair of taxis.

Derivatives

saˈshaying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun]

gangeOE

walkinga1325

ambulation1554

footing1567

sashaying1935

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective]

walkinga1600

ambling1600

ambulant1619

gressive1668

sashaying1935

1935 R. Stout League of Frightened Men xx. 272 It did mean his sashaying out of the house twice in two days, which was an all-time record.

1976 New Yorker 8 Mar. 109/1 He'd start with a fusillade of rim shots, sink into a sashaying figure that strode back and forth between his tomtoms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sashay
释义	sashayn. /saˈʃeɪ/ Etymology: < sashay v. North American. 1. A venture, a sally; an excursion, trip, or expedition. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking forec900 aprisec1320 exploitc1425 undertakingc1425 beginning1481 enterprise1548 apprinze1559 embracement1641 undertake1647 undertakement1678 sashay1900 society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > excursion out-coursea1603 sally1657 excursion1699 sashay1900 1900 G. Ade More Fables 184 Lutie never got out of her Dream until she made a bold Sashay with a Concert Company. 1935 H. L. Davis Honey in Horn 15 If you yank him out for any all-night sashay on these roads, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. 1941 Sat. Evening Post 16 Aug. 68/3 On my first sashay into the flying field. 1952 E. B. White Let. 6 Apr. (1976) 355 Spring is making little sashays about coming to town, but it has been a fairly unconvincing demonstration so far. 1961 R. M. Patterson Buffalo Head v. 183 He could make a long sashay north along the foot of the range. 1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 147 Swannell, Copley and Alexander and the two dogs..set out for a three-day sashay up the strong creek that flowed into the Ingenika. 2. A step in square dancing (see quot. c1940). Also transferred and attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > gliding step slur1598 chasing1775 glissade1843 chassé1867 glide1889 sashayc1940 c1940 Square Dance (Writers' Program, Illinois) 40 The Sashay is a series of short quick steps directly to the side, either to the right or to the left... The gent holds the lady's left hand in his right, and her right hand in his left. 1941 R. J. McNair Western Square Dances xix. 78 The Sashay step is a quick side step. 1956 R. Holden Contra Dance Bk. iv. 45 Sashay, the American chassez. 1971 Flying (N.Y.) Apr. 49/1 It's got a marvelous sort of sashay movement because it's such a big airplane that when you roll you can feel those booms kind of rolling around behind you. 1974 J. Marks Mick Jagger 32 The juvenile Jagger... Trying a few quick sashays and eating a banana. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019). sashayv. /saˈʃeɪ/ Forms: Also sasshay, sashy. Etymology: Mispronunciation of chassé v. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). 1. intransitive. Frequently with adv. a. To perform a chassé, esp. in square dancing; frequently transferred, to perform a movement similar to the chassé. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [verb (intransitive)] > steps cut1603 heel1609 coupee1690 chassé1803 pigeon-wing1823 glissade1837 high-kicka1850 to cover the buckle1852 reverse1859 sashay1905 1836 Franklin Repository (Chambersburg, Pa.) 4 Oct. 1/3 If you don't sashay across, button your lip, and go home quietly, you and I will have to promenade all around, and swing corners into the watch house. 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 73 The Doctor looked as if he should like to rigadoon and sashy across as well as the young one he was talkin' about. 1905 Dial. Notes 3 64 They sashayed back and forth to beat the band. 1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xv. 163 At dancing parties they balanced or ‘sashayed’ in Honest John or Money Musk. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. v. 113 John was callin' for de new set: ‘Choose yo' partners.’.. ‘Sashay all.’ 1951 K. M. Wells Up Medonte Way iv. x. 65 Fireflies danced by Moonstone Creek. They dipped and cavorted, they sashayed like a million wee stars gone mad. b. To glide, walk, or travel, usually in a casual manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] stepOE bistepa1250 to set footc1300 treada1400–50 foota1425 trade1547 stride1596 ambulate1598 purmeinea1614 walka1628 conculcate1657 to tread the ground1691 toddle1819 sashay1878 1878 F. H. Hart Sazerac Lying Club 83 S'pose, gentlemen, that we sashay up to the bar. 1913 C. E. Mulford Coming of Cassidy v. 80 Logan..is about thirty miles east. You must 'a sashayed some to get only this far in four days. 1973 S. Alsop Stay of Execution (1974) ii. 201 Stewart brought a pretty..girl friend home. As she sashayed through the living room, Andrew remarked, ‘I like the way she wiggles her things.’ c. To move diagonally or sideways; to travel an irregular path; to wander or saunter. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > move sideways [verb (intransitive)] > move obliquely glentc1330 lean1398 slenta1400 glintc1440 skew1488 sklent1513 slanta1849 sashay1865 cater1873 diagonalize1884 shail1895 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > idly roil?c1335 gada1500 stavera1500 vaguea1525 scoterlope1574 idle1599 haika1605 saunter1671 stravaig1801 palmer1805 streel1805 taver1808 traik1818 gander1822 gallivant1823 gilravage1825 project1828 daud1831 meander1831 to knock about1833 to kick about1839 to knock round1848 piroot1858 sashay1865 june1869 tootle1902 slop1907 beetle1919 stooge1941 swan1942 1865 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 18 Mar. 8/1 For all they're so handy about keeping her sasshaying around from shanty to shanty..none of 'em's ever got a good word for her. 1888 J. C. Harris Free Joe 49 What were you doing sasshaying around in his room last night? 1891 B. Harte First Family Tasajara vii Ye remember how he sashayed round newspaper offices in Frisco until he could write a flapdoodle story himself? 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street ix. 74 He staggered eastward toward the Panthéon and I sashayed westward to the rue Lafayette. 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) v. 114 Instead of continuing toward the rue de la Huchette, Christophe hopped and sashayed to the left. 1960 F. Raphael Limits of Love i. iii. 41 A large Negro..was sashaying through the crowd towards them. 1973 C. Himes Black on Black 201 I picked up my sack and sorta sashayed off. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 270 He hoped that Nelly Turlock would not sashay in, demanding dividends for her family. d. To move or walk ostentatiously, conspicuously, or provocatively; to strut or parade. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > in stately or affected manner prancea1398 jeta1400 prankc1450 strut1518 stalk1530 jotc1560 brank1568 piaffe1593 strit1597 swagger1600 stretch1619 prig1623 flutter1690 prink1696 jut1763 strunt1789 straddle1802 major1814 cakewalk1890 sashay1968 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display or show off [verb (intransitive)] > move or walk ostentatiously trail1303 jeta1400 prancec1422 prankc1450 brank1568 promenade1699 parade1748 sashay1968 1968 J. Updike Couples iv. 311 Sashaying from the shower nude, her pussy of a ferny freshness. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 545 I see her sashayin' past in a dress I know she stole from Miss Susan. 2. transitive. To cause (someone or something) to sashay; to walk or parade (a person); to carry or convey (an object); to manœuvre (a vehicle). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] haveeOE ferryOE weighOE bearOE take?a1160 weve13.. carry1348 passa1350 tow1391 geta1393 convey1393 winc1400 transport1483 set1487 convoy1500 traduce1535 port1566 repair1612 vehiculate1628 transmute1683 transplant1769 gallant1806 transit1859 inveigh1878 waltz1884 sashay1928 conduct- the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > compel to walk walk1578 to walk Spanish1838 to shank off1848 to march off1884 sashay1928 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > manoeuvre sashay1963 1928 L. H. Nason Sergeant Eadie 130 What the hell good a rifle does to me sashayin' these jugheads up an' down the road, I don't know. 1944 J. S. Pennell Hist. Rome Hanks 189 Take them guns thar—tuck 'em from the Yanks at the fust battle of Manassas, an' been a-farin' 'em eveh since an' sashayin' 'em all oveh hell an Vuhginny. 1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 22 Rachel would gee and haw this MG around Route 17's bloodthirsty curves and cutbacks, sashaying its arrogant butt past hay wagons. 1977 J. Gardner Werewolf Trace i. 17 ‘James Bond rules. Okay?’ chuckled Bud, sashaying the car neatly between a pair of taxis. Derivatives saˈshaying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] gangeOE walkinga1325 ambulation1554 footing1567 sashaying1935 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] walkinga1600 ambling1600 ambulant1619 gressive1668 sashaying1935 1935 R. Stout League of Frightened Men xx. 272 It did mean his sashaying out of the house twice in two days, which was an all-time record. 1976 New Yorker 8 Mar. 109/1 He'd start with a fusillade of rim shots, sink into a sashaying figure that strode back and forth between his tomtoms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900v.1836
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