Sashayslid into English as an alteration of the French borrowingchassé, which refers to a dance step in which a slide on one foot is followed closely by a slide on the other foot. (It comes from the French verbchasser, meaning "to chase.") Authors such asMark Twain,Zora Neale Hurston...
Sashay slid into English as an alteration of the French borrowing chassé, which refers to a dance step in which a slide on one foot is followed closely by a slide on the other foot. (It comes from the French verb chasser, meaning "to chase.") Authors such as Mark Twain, Zora Neale ...
The meaning "act as a catcher in baseball" is recorded from 1865. Tocatch on"apprehend, understand" is by 1884, American English colloquial. Tocatch the eye"draw the attention" is attested by 1718.Catch as catch canhas roots in late 14c. (cacche who that cacche might). ...