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The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words four times a year. This month, it's "gigil," an overwhelming need to squeeze ...
Malaysia’s colourful English stepped into the global linguistic spotlight after words like “alamak” and “tapau” found a home ...
Europeans began sending ships to distant Asian ports for things like spices, tea, silk, cotton, diamonds, pearls and ivory. These traders developed a language so that they could understand each other.
According to Oxford English Dictionary, “gigil” is “an intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable, typically physically manifested by ...
Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, ...
Isa na namang Filipino word ang nakapasok sa Oxford English Dictionary. Ito ay ang salitang "gigil," na may dalawang ...
English and Spanish speakers learning each other's languages have to deal with the challenge of false friends, words that ...
Oxford Languages has announced today its latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), featuring several loanwords ...
Filipino words like "gigil" and "kababayan" have been included in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and his pending exit from the club this summer should act as the ultimate motivation for ...
Yoh' effortlessly conveys different emotions and was among a number of local terms recently added to the Oxford English ...
Another Philippine English entry includes ‘lumpia’, the name of any of various types of East and Southeast Asian spring rolls ...