le sigh

interjection

A sigh of longing or disappointment.

OriginFrench le →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. humorousinformalA 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
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    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)

Origin

  1. Frenchle“the”
  2. Englishle 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.

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APA

le sigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le%20sigh

MLA

“le sigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le%20sigh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “le sigh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le%20sigh.

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