Other foreign language additions include alamak, a cry of outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, and tapau, a Chinese word for takeawayHave you ever held a puppy that was so unbelievably fluffy and adorable you didn’t know how to convey the strong urge to squeeze its head without sounding like a maniac? Well, now there’s a word for it: gigil.Gigil (pronounced ghee-gill) is one of the new words that have made it into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Continue reading...
The Oxford English Dictionary has added "gigil," a Tagalog word from the Philippines describing the urge to squeeze or pinch something adorable, also new entries include "alamak," a Malaysian expression, and "tapau," a Chinese word for takeaway, among other words from various languages.
