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Arizona law already requires school districts to come up with policies to prohibit students from being harassed, intimidated ...
Industry leaders say they want a unified podcast definition to help ensure future growth. No one knows precisely how to define what a "podcast" is anymore — and debate around the topic is ...
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 (OED) has officially added 11 uniquely Filipino words, including gigil, kababayan, and salakot, to its March 2025 update. “A word that appears regularly on lists of ...
And that word happens to originate from the Philippines: "gigil." The word has made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines it as "an intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness or the ...
But this is more than just a problem for government coffers accustomed to revenue from the tobacco tax. It presents a major challenge for a public health policy that has long relied on increasing ...
“Alamak” and “nasi lemak” have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for the first time. According to the dictionary, they are among a number of “untranslatable words” from ...
The dictionary notes that it defies direct translation due to the different emotions it expresses. Another notable inclusion is mat rempit, referring to a (typically young) man who participates in ...
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 ...
The uniquely Irish culinary delicacy known as the “spice bag” has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary describes a spice bag as a “takeaway meal typically ...