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le sigh en · INTJ

Etymology

Used by Pepé Le Pew, stereotypically French skunk character in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons; combination of French le (“the”) and English sigh.

Meanings

  1. (humorous, informal) A sigh of longing or disappointment.
    • “Yeah, Scott. He is so frickin' cute. I could totally lick ice cream from those dimples. And those blue eyes… Le sigh.” 2014, Karen Templeton, Santa's Playbook, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 37:
    • I would also fly business class instead of in the cattle section.. *le sigh* I hate those small seats. Even though I lost weight, I swear the "economy" section of the plane has been getting smaller and smaller. 2000, Austin Creations, “What if?”, in alt.crafts.professional (Usenet):

wikipedia: Looney Tunes · wikipedia: Pepé Le Pew · wikipedia: Merrie Melodies