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  • We all know how parents get gigil with their children's names, right?

    WordPress.com News jungzx 2008

  • A Tagalog word describes how many feel in the presence of overwhelming cuteness – but ‘gigil’ is a term largely unknown outside of the Philippines. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Share on Facebook

    An untranslatable word for pure joy Paulina Cachero, Keira Edgett and Shani Tsur 2023

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  • Gigil: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

    April 24, 2011

  • bbc article " an untranslatable word for pure joy"

    July 22, 2017