The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for ...

Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us ...

The word gigil—a powerful emotional reaction evoked by irresistibly cute or endearing things—has officially made its way into ...

Another Philippine English entry includes ‘lumpia’, the name of any of various types of East and Southeast Asian spring rolls ...

It can be hard to describe that feeling of being overcome by the unbearable cuteness of a fluffy little cat or a ...