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The Oxford English Dictionary added "gigil," a Filipino term for the urge to squeeze something cute, among new words.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added "gigil," a Filipino term describing the urge to pinch or squeeze something very cute.
This word joins other "untranslatable" additions like "alamak" from Singapore and Malaysia, meaning surprise or outrage, and "videoke," a Filipino version of karaoke.
The OED now includes over 600,000 words, with thousands of suggestions considered annually.
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El Oxford English Dictionary agregó "gigil", un término filipino para el impulso de exprimir algo lindo, entre nuevas palabras.