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Gigil: The new word in the dictionary for overwhelming cuteness

Kelly Ng
BBC News
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Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary, decribes the feeling we get when we see someone or something cute

Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming cuteness, like your baby nephew or the cat video you saw on Instagram? There's now a word for it: gigil.

Gigil (pronounced ghee-gill) is part of a list of "untranslatable" words, or those that do not have English equivalents, that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary..

Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly clench our hands, grit our teeth, and pinch or squeeze whomever or whatever it is we find so adorable".

Alamak, a colloquial exclamation used to convey surprise or outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, also made the list.

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