Meanings
plural Pepe Le Pews · alternative Pepé Le Pew
- A pushy lothario, especially one with a distinct odor.
Manny was the Pepe Le Pew of Modern Family.
2025 May 1, FaithlessnessSame357, “Am I the only one that thinks it’s super weird how Manny sometimes hits on Hailey and Alex?”, in r/Modern_Family, Reddit, archived from the original on 06 Aug 20262 more examples
Sycamore is like the Pepe Le Pew of the pokemon anime.
2015 July 2, Dusknoir_Don, “[Anime Spoiler] Oh Sycamore...”, in r/pokemon, Reddit, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026I realized the infatuation wasn't mutual. Yet the Valentine's party would be my chance to make more than eye contact. It would be my opportunity to save Crystal from a more unworthy suitor: Rodney Hunter, the Pepe Le Pew of the seventh grade. Rodney's life glistened like a Pepsodent commercial. He maintained a weekly girlfriend quota that, for others, would have been a lifetime achievement. He wore a necklace of sharks' teeth, shirts that buttoned at the navel and pants that were tighter than skin on fruit.
2004, Dale Andrew White, Moe Howard Died for Our Sins: Made-To-Fit Tales for the Maladjusted, page 56
Origin
From the cartoon character Pepé Le Pew.
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Pepe Le Pew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepe%20Le%20Pew
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