Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly clench our hands, grit our teeth, and ...

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words four times a year. This month, it's "gigil," an overwhelming need to squeeze ...

Gigil isn’t the only Filipino word added to the dictionary’s list of untranslatable words ... “After all, wouldn’t it be ...

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 ...

Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to ...