English
gigil
Gigil comes from Tagalog gigil ‘suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or…’.
- Tagalogmoderngigil‘suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger’
- Englishtodaysame form
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- Tagalogmoderngigil‘suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Tagalog gigil
Today it means
adj Inducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tagalog gigil / gigil