Meaning & use
sashay
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To walk in a confident, casual, or ostentatious manner, often swaying the hips.
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She sashayed into the room like she owned the place.
The model sashayed down the runway to the beat of the music.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from the French dance step "chassé," and now used mainly to describe a stylish or showy way of walking.
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