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

Words including "class" and "spice bag" have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update. A number of new words including eight Hiberno-English/Irish-English words have been ...

gosh!', or 'OK', 'yes', 'all right', or 'go on!', 'go for it!'. Spice bag is an Irish term that has made the list of 'untranslatable' words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. It originates ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a list of "untranslatable" words, or those that do not have English equivalents. Gigil, Alamak are a couple of them. This is the first time the Oxford ...

The expression is called — Gigil The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English equivalents — and gigil is one among them.

New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for the first time as its creators say their usage has become so commonplace in the language. These are ...

Of the many words in Philippine English that made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, nothing has probably received as much attention, locally and globally, as "gigil" in the dictionary's March 2025 ...

‘Nasi lemak’ is one of the local dishes that has made it into Oxford English Dictionary’s latest quarterly update. (Envato Elements pic) Twelve “untranslatable words” from Malaysia and ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several "untranslatable" words, including 'gigil,' a Tagalog term describing intense cuteness. These new words, from diverse global regions ...