Eleven Filipino words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. In a commentary posted on its ...

More Filipino words have been added to the Oxford Dictionary!Described as the word that appears "regularly on lists of untranslatable words," gigil has been ...

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

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

Gatvol? Sharp-sharp? The Oxford Dictionary just made South African slang official, and it’s about time.

Food names form the bulk of additions, but other notables include the Malay expression ‘alamak’ and a colloquial meaning for ...

A uniquely Filipino expression has officially entered the global linguistic stage. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has ...

Lacking a word for that sensation when something is so cute you just can't handle it? Missing that special term for the moron ...

Tjoekie: Another colloquial term, traced back to 1977, which refers to jail or prison. The word was first introduced into ...

According to Oxford English Dictionary, “gigil” is “an intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing ...

It says these words, while commonly used by English speakers, cannot be directly translated into any other language.

Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a ...