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sashay

verb/saˈʃeɪ/

C1CEFR level
62/100Rarity: rare
InformalRegister

To walk or glide in an ostentatious, showily confident manner.

She sashayed down the corridor as though it were a catwalk.

Similar: strut, swagger, glide

Origin: 19th-c. American English, alteration of French 'chassé'.

Topic: showy gait in General English

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