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

Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us ...

If you’ve ever experienced the indescribable feeling of being so overwhelmed by cuteness that it almost seems unbearable, ...

These words, according to Oxford, were determined to have been “lexicalized” in one language but do not have a direct English ...

You experience an emotion where you are so overwhelmed with cuteness that you want to smash it with your own hands but you ...

The Tagalog word "gigil," describing an overwhelming urge to squeeze something adorable, is among the latest dictionary ...

Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, ...

Lacking a word for that sensation when something is so cute you just can't handle it? Missing that special term for the moron ...

It can be hard to describe that feeling of being overcome by the unbearable cuteness of a fluffy little cat or a chubby-cheeked baby. But there’s now an official word for it in English: gigil.

When it comes to adorable words, some are enough to give us feelings of cute aggression. But what is it that makes a term sound endearing? BBC Bitesize spoke to three language experts to find out ...

Another word making its way into the dictionary is “alamak,” a common exclamation in Singapore and Malaysia used to express surprise or outrage. In its latest update, the OED noted ...