Re: Sashay ?
Thank you Judith Andrew
Re: Sashay ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: Could someone enlighten us as to the origin of this term ? Although I don't have any sources at hand to confirm this, I believe "sashay" was originally the name for a dance step, which was then applied to a kind of walk which resembled the dance step in its hip movement. (The term is usually applied to female or effeminate walks.) "Mosey" means a slow amble. Neither "sashay" nor "mosey" implies aimlessness of direction, so neither is really an equivalent to "wander". Steve Martin's comedy is usually both clever and verbally precise: if he said somebody was going to sashay somewhere, he was most likely commenting on somebody's unusual gait. My opinion, anyway. Judyth -Original message I heard it first in "Dead Men don't wear Plaid" (Steve Martin) and assumed it was some sort of parody word for 'mosey', 'wander' or something. Since then, my wife has come across it in a number of American novels, hence our curiosity. TIA for any contributions :-) Andrew
Thanks for Sashay info
Thanks to JS, Alice and Nathalie who kindly responded to my request ! The inversion of syllables in 'chassé' seems particularly realistic. Maybe a 'chassé-croisé'. Thanks again Andrew
Re: Sashay ?
le collins donne comme étymologie : "from an alteration of chassé, a gliding dance step" HTH cordialement nathalie drs Nathalie Riksten-Tramblinlid/membre SVVT/NGVbeëdigd vertaalster Franstraductrice assermentée NL/FRHeerhugowaardstraat 172131 ZE HoofddorpNederland/Pays-Bastél. : 023 - 5556628fax : 023 - 5556629 -Message d'origine-De : Alice Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date : dimanche 2 mai 1999 20:16Objet : Re: Sashay ?>Don't know about its origin, but "sashay" means to walk in a swaying, sexy>manner, slightly wiggling the hips - the sort of thing Marilyn Monroe did so>well>Cheers>Alice>>
Re: Sashay ?
Don't know about its origin, but "sashay" means to walk in a swaying, sexy manner, slightly wiggling the hips - the sort of thing Marilyn Monroe did so well Cheers Alice
Re: Sashay ?
At 18:19 02/05/99 +0200, you wrote: >Could someone enlighten us as to the origin of this term ? > >I heard it first in "Dead Men don't wear Plaid" (Steve Martin) and >assumed it was some sort of parody word for 'mosey', 'wander' or >something. > >Since then, my wife has come across it in a number of American novels, >hence our curiosity. > >TIA for any contributions :-) > >Andrew > Verbe: walk, glide Substantif: trip, excursion, venture Il semble s'agir d'un mot très courant aux states, mais c'est la première fois que je le rencontre indeed. Jojo le reptile
Sashay ?
Could someone enlighten us as to the origin of this term ? I heard it first in "Dead Men don't wear Plaid" (Steve Martin) and assumed it was some sort of parody word for 'mosey', 'wander' or something. Since then, my wife has come across it in a number of American novels, hence our curiosity. TIA for any contributions :-) Andrew
