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Filipino word "gigil" makes it to Oxford English Dictionary

In English, psychologists refer to it as "cute aggression."
by Bernie V. Franco
Published Mar 28, 2025
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Gigil is a Tagalog word that was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the English-speaking world.
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Isa na namang Filipino word ang nakapasok sa Oxford English Dictionary.

Ito ay ang salitang "gigil," na may dalawang kahulugan para sa mga Pinoy.

Ang una ay ang panginginig o paggiling ng mga ngipin bilang reaksiyon sa isang nakaka-overwhelm na sitwasyon, kaya nasasambit ang, "Nanggigigil ako sa inis."

Ang pangalawa ay panggigigil, halimbawa sa isang cute baby, kaya nasasabi ang, "Nakakagigil! Ang sarap pisilin ng pisngi."

Sa Oxford English Dictionary, ganito ang naging kahulugan ng gigil bilang noun: “An intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable, typically physically manifested by the tight clenching of hands, gritting of the teeth, trembling of the body, or the pinching or squeezing of the person or thing causing this emotion.”

Kapag adjective naman, ang definition ng Oxford ay: “Of a person: overwhelmed by an intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable.”

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Gigil can be used both as a noun and an adjective, according to Oxford English Dictionary.
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MORE FILIPINO WORDS IN THE OXFORD DICTIONARY

Ang Oxford Dictionary ay isa sa pinakakomprehensibong diksiyunaryo sa English.

Ang unang version nito ay inilabas noong 1884 ng Oxford University Press, na publishing house ng pamosong University of Oxford sa England.

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Gigil is a Tagalog word that was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the English-speaking world.
PHOTO/S: Canva
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