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 ...

Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to ...

After an entire field day with Ghibli, here comes Gigil!The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a list of "untranslatable" words, or those that do not have English equivalents. Gigil is one of ...

Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly clench our hands, grit our teeth, and ...

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Filipino words like "gigil" and "kababayan" have been included in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Newly added Philippine words include videoke, a karaoke-like pastime with a scoring system, and salakot, a wide-brimmed, lightweight hat worn by farmers.