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WOTD  
Word of the Day - for Toastmasters everywhere
Tuesday 7th June 2022
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sashay (verb) sa-SHAY



To walk or move in a gliding or ostentatious way, swinging the hips - also used analagously.

Maybe he'll sashay into town as a peacock, but before he leaves Twin Springs I reckon some of the starch will be took out of him!

Max Brand, Ronicky Doone's Reward. Amazon

The men discarded their jackets, displaying their rough flannel shirts and belts, in which were carried sheath knives, chose their partners and went at it with a will, to Dick's music, while he fiddled and shouted such directions as "Sashay down th' middle,—swing yerpardners, - promenade."

Dillon Wallace, Ungava Bob. Amazon

Gillette Fusion Power Stealth's O'Driscoll sashays past his man in the centre with a brilliant feint, then feeds Wallace, who flings the ball wide right to Murphy, who's in acres and can rip over the line for a brilliant try.

Scott Murray, Guardian Unlimited, 30 September 2007. Guardian Unlimited

The Bacchae are gospel singers who sashay around in scarlet feathers, beads and chiffon.

Susannah Clapp, The Observer, 19 August 2007. The Observer

As Jack Sparrow, the deposed pirate captain of the Black Pearl, Depp does not so much walk as sashay into a scene, and his center of gravity seems to have risen somewhere close to his Adam’s apple—Jack is a man who can’t find his land legs.

David Denby, The New Yorker, 28 July 2003. The New Yorker




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