This March, gigil was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as the newest Filipino word in the Philippine English category. But aside from gigil, 10 more Filipino words made it to the list. They are ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially added 11 uniquely Filipino words, including gigil, kababayan, and salakot, to its March 2025 update. “A word that appears regularly on lists of ...

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 ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...