le sigh

le sigh
 n.— «The Brits, after all, are the masters at merging rave and rock. While we’re not quite in new-rave territory (le sigh), we do have a hint of it thanks to Le Nimh’s time in the Phoenix rave scene trenches.» —“Rave On!” by Tricia Romano Village Voice (New York City) Feb. 12, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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