A classic Scots phrase meaning bed or sleep has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The term 'beddy-baw', which dates back to at least the 1860s, was added to the dictionary last month.

This March, gigil was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as the newest Filipino word in the Philippine English category. But aside from gigil, 10 more Filipino words made it to the list. They are ...

WHEN you see something cute — a baby, an object or an animal, for example, and you feel the urge to squeeze whatever it is, there is now an English word for it. And that word happens to originate from ...

Eleven Filipino words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. Eight of the words were added as new entries. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation. Business.

The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of "untranslatable" words from other languages without English equivalents and gigil is one among them. Edited by: NDTV News Desk World News ...

The other definition of "kababayan" is the a small, sweet, yellow muffin-like cake similar which is shaped like the "salakot," the Filipino farmer's hat which was also added to the dictionary.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) calls them “untranslatable words” – those that do not have English equivalents – that have been imported into the English language by speakers to fill a ...

New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for the first time as its creators say their usage has become so commonplace in the language.. These are ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...

Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary, decribes the feeling we get when we see someone or something cute Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming ...

The Oxford dictionary describes a spice bag as a “takeaway meal typically consisting of chips, shredded deep-fried chicken, fried onions, red and green peppers, chilli peppers, and jalapeño ...

Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update. The OED is ...