sashay
- n a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
- n (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
- n a journey taken for pleasure
after cautious sashays into the field - v move sideways
- v to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- v perform a chasse step, in ballet
- They sashay about, rolling their eyes, pouting their lips, making big gestures and talking really fast.
- In its second week of spring and summer showings, Parisian haute couture managed to sashay back to the hip-flask era, blast off into far-outer space, and keep fashion pundits .
- An elderly woman in pajamas will be chopping vegetables on the stoop of her lane house, while a Prada-clad beauty will sashay past on her way to a nearby art gallery.