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.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Put on your eensy weensy yellow polka dot bikini, and enjoy the sun for the day!
I think it's eau d' fumar. Devil's frying her.
T'ain't gots one of them!!!
when the fog lifts today we may have sunshine.........fortunately the rain is gone.
Where's xs? She's got a thing for Dick.
AMEN to that.....not that it does me much good at the moment - the amount of standing water I have in my fields is unreal. Who knows when it will disappear, especially considering the forecast calls for MORE rain tomorrow.
Oh, no.
All the way.
From Bourbon Street,
To Esplanade.
They sashay by.
They sashay by.
From the crappy song, "New Orleans Lady"
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmm
Thanks - but no thanks.
(Sigh.) Don't we all...
I haven't either. Sashay made me think of it for some reason.
It's a tad bit tiny, that's for sure.
Judging from the size of her gams, I'd say fried taters is her sashay of choice.
It has the "sound" of pig Latin.
I've never heard of that lovely little ditty, but it sure as heck has our WFTD in it. LOL!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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