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Malaysia’s colourful English stepped into the global linguistic spotlight after words like “alamak” and “tapau” found a home ...
Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to ...
You experience an emotion where you are so overwhelmed with cuteness that you want to smash it with your own hands but you ...
Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The expression is called Gigil ...
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Why 'gigil' in the Oxford English Dictionary?
Of the many words in Philippine English that made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, nothing has probably received as much ...
This quirky term has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), along with a host of other "untranslatable" words ...
Filipino words like "gigil" and "kababayan" have been included in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.
One of the most widely discussed words from the update was gigil, which resonated strongly on social media, particularly ...
Lacking a word for that sensation when something is so cute you just can't handle it? Missing that special term for the moron in your life? Well, the new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary are ...
If you’ve ever experienced the indescribable feeling of being so overwhelmed by cuteness that it almost seems unbearable, ...
Now, the latest classic Scots phrase added to the Oxford English Dictionary has been revealed, and this one is associated ...
Another Philippine English entry includes ‘lumpia’, the name of any of various types of East and Southeast Asian spring rolls. These typically consist of a “very thin pancake filled with minced meat, ...