Pepe Le Pew

noun

A pushy lothario, especially one with a distinct odor.

Meanings

nounPepe Le Pew (plural Pepe Le Pews)

plural Pepe Le Pews · alternative Pepé Le Pew

  1. 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 2026
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    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 2026

    I 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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APA

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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“Pepe Le Pew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepe%20Le%20Pew. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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