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le sigh

le sigh interjection: a sigh of longing or disappointment.

Interjection

  1. (humorous, informal) A sigh of longing or disappointment.
    • 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)
    • “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

Origin of le sigh

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

Questions about le sigh

What does le sigh mean?
Le sigh means a sigh of longing or disappointment.
What part of speech is le sigh?
Le sigh is an interjection.

Words near le sigh in the dictionary

  1. Le Quesnoy
  2. Le Queux
  3. Le Roi
  4. Le Roy
  5. Le Sagian
  6. le sigh
  7. Le Sud-Ouest
  8. Le Sueur
  9. Le Sueur County
  10. Le Tache
  11. Le Tellier

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