What do the terms "carnap," "comfort room" and "mani-pedi" have in common? Not much save that they're examples of what's called Filipino English. And that they are among the many new additions to the ...

Gigil is a Tagalog word that was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the English-speaking world. PHOTO/S: Canva Isa na namang Filipino word ...

Careful about your language? Come on, don’t be “high blood.” It’s now perfectly correct English to say that a “presidentiable” will stamp out “carnap” and “salvage” incidents, or that your “barkada” ...

For netizens, more Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary mean more fun. According to the dictionary’s latest update, “evidence for these usages is not just found in the Philippines but also ...

“Lumpia” and “Gigil” are now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), leading a group of 11 Filipino words added in its March 2025 update. The latest OED update includes nearly 600 new words ...

MANILA, Philippines – Now the rest of the world will know what Filipinos mean when we say KKB. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced on Thursday, June 25, about 500 new word entries for 2015, ...

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 ...

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 that ...

MANILA, Philippines — Eleven Filipino words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. In a commentary posted on its website, the Oxford English Dictionary explained: “Often ...

In time for the election season in the Philippines, the word ‘trapo’ is also listed in the OED BAGUIO, Philippines – As the election season starts in the country, what better way to welcome it than ...