Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

le sigh

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: le sigh
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A sigh of longing or disappointment.

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"“Yeah, Scott. He is so frickin' cute. I could totally lick ice cream from those dimples. And those blue eyes… Le sigh.”"

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: le

Usage

Questions

What does le sigh mean?: A sigh of longing or disappointment.
Where does le sigh come from?: It is traced to French.

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