The Oxford English Dictionary last week added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable, like the golden retriever puppy pictured above.
What is something — a feeling or experience, for example — that you wish there was a word for in English? Why?
Do you speak any languages other than English? If so, is there a word you love that doesn’t have a clear English translation? What is it, and what does it mean? How do you use it? Would you like to see it added to the Oxford English Dictionary someday?
Tell us in the comments, and then read the related article about the other new terms from Southeast Asia, South Africa, Ireland and more that are now considered part of the English language.
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