Le

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /lÉ™/; also
• Rhymes: -en, -e

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Article

article

1. (informal, humorous) The.
• 24 June 2001, LaManna, My Weekend..., upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro),
• 27 December 2002, Amelia, Re: Neat things SANTA brought me..., And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)
• 10 January 2003, johnny dupe (quoting nowhere man), Re: I can walk with jezus..., That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).
• 2012-10-01, Miranda Kenneally, Stealing Parker

Usage notes

Marks the speaker as pretending to be . For additional jocular effect, may be used where neither English nor French would place a definite article.

Related terms

• le sigh
• moi

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /lÉ™/, /li/

From and lès.

Full definition of le

Preposition

1. (obsolete) Next to, near still used in some place names.
   Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.
   Witton-le-Wear, Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole

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