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flag The Oxford English Dictionary added "gigil" and other "untranslatable" words from around the world.

flag The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added "gigil," a Filipino term describing the urge to pinch or squeeze something cute, along with other "untranslatable" words from various countries. flag These include "alamak," a surprise exclamation from Singapore and Malaysia, and "videoke," a local karaoke version from the Philippines. flag The OED, containing over 600,000 words, regularly considers new additions to fill lexical gaps.

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