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We all know how parents get gigil with their children's names, right?
WordPress.com News jungzx 2008
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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
myheadisweak commented on the word gigil
Gigil: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
April 24, 2011
alexz commented on the word gigil
bbc article " an untranslatable word for pure joy"
July 22, 2017