Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to ...

It can be hard to describe that feeling of being overcome by the unbearable cuteness of a fluffy little cat or a ...

This quirky term has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), along with a host of other "untranslatable" words ...

BBC - 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 ...

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