(note to self: "far too many obscure refrences today-get a life.")
Posted on 03/30/2005 5:42:21 AM PST by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
sashay \sash-AY\ verb
1. to make the sliding dance step called chasse
2a. walk, glide, go
2b. to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner *
2c. to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner
* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Example sentence:
Cameras flashed and fans screamed as the latest pop princess sashayed down the red carpet.
Did you know?
The French verb "chasse" ("to make a sliding dance step") danced into English unaltered in the early 19th century, but as the word gained popularity in America people often had difficulty pronouncing and transcribing its French rhythms. By 1836, "sashay" had begun to appear in print in American sources. Authors such as Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Updike have all since put their names on the word's dance card and have enjoyed the liveliness and attitude "sashay" adds to descriptions of movement. They and many, many others have helped "sashay" slide away from its French dance origins to strut its stuff in descriptions of various walks and moves.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Are you separating us? But, I kept my hands off his link this time--I swear!
OMG. LOL.
I can't NEARLY top that, Dutchgirl.
But the origin of *sabotage*, as I understand, is from the olden days Dutch factory machine operators throwing their wooden shoes into the machinery in protest of management. They *SABOTaged* the machinery.
Busted it up GOOD. ;-)
OMG. LOL.
I can't NEARLY top that, Dutchgirl.
But the origin of *sabotage*, as I understand, is from the olden days Dutch factory machine operators throwing their wooden shoes into the machinery in protest of management. They *SABOTaged* the machinery.
Busted it up GOOD. ;-)
OMG, Dutchgirl. I just saw this. L-O-ELLLL!!! *Distinguished!*
Ohhhhh, the irony. ;-)
Thanks.
We didn't think she was going to make it through the winter - but she did and so now I'm hoping the improvement in the weather will help her.
I goofed on the lyrics - but I really love that song.
I don't even know the title or artist - but that is typical of me and music.
UH.............what am I missing here?
That's NOT funny..........sniffing and sneezing seems to be my life at the moment.
(note to self: "far too many obscure refrences today-get a life.")
I'm glad you liked me explanation of PE. We'll never know for sure. I think Dutch's was the best, though.
I think I should go sweep my floors now and create another dog..........
Go for it, or put it in FReepmail for me tomorrow. Oh, then everyone would have the word. Dang. I know what it means, but I can't give a definitive definition. LOL!
Yes, but have you picked him up and held him nose to nose and screamed "Who is the alpha dog, here!" at him?
I am not a journalist, but the who, what, where and why of a story.
I tried to add you to my roll call, but I got your name wrong and it said you didn't exist. Now that I have corrected it you will be properly pinged next Wednesday.
That's like a Twilight Zone episode, Vast - you have the power to make people not exist thru typos
DUH..........on my part. I realized that after I posted.
I think it's time for me to get away from this machine and at least make it look like I did something other than sit here all day.
The sun has finally come back out again, but the temperature has dropped drastically and so I need to go and close all the windows I openned earlier - and put on a sweat shirt.
Exactly the reason I have never pinged you unless I did a copy/paste from someone else's post - I can never remember how to spell your name..........
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