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‘Gigil’ and other Filipino words added to the Oxford English Dictionary

The Philadelphia Inquirer 02 Apr 2025
... Well, that’s what being gigil feels like, and now it has been officially included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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A tower topped with a pangolin! The Oxford university building inspired by Tolkien … and ...

The Guardian 01 Apr 2025
It crowns an arresting arrival to Oxford, the city of dreaming spires, the anteater taking its place on this skyline of slender steeples and gurning gargoyles, up ...
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'Gigil' goes to the Oxford English Dictionary

The Manila Times 29 Mar 2025
The official release notes for the March 2025 update of the Oxford English Dictionary says this is one of those that is usually called "untranslatable words." ... Link to the Oxford English Dictionary March 2025 Update official release notes is.
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How the Irish ‘spice bag’ became worthy of inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary

The Irish Times 27 Mar 2025
The addition of the spice bag to the most recent update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) signals official recognition at last for the fast food staple people in Ireland have been enjoying for nearly 20 years.
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From 'alamak' to 'gigil' - the new 'untranslatable' words added to the Oxford Dictionary, but ...

The Daily Mail 27 Mar 2025
Gigil (pronounced ghee-gill) is one of the 'untranslatable' words that has been added to the Oxford Dictionary ... However, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the use of the word as an adjective only dates back to 1981.
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Class! Eight Irish English words added to the Oxford English Dictionary

Irish Central 26 Mar 2025
Among the Irish English words added to the Oxford English Dictionary are a "Derry Girls" phrase and a Chinese takeaway that's popular with the Irish ... .
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'Yoh' officially joins the Oxford English Dictionary

Independent online (SA) 26 Mar 2025
In a significant nod to South African culture, the word "Yoh" has made its prestigious entry into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) ... The Oxford English Dictionary defines "yoh" as "representing a cry ...
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The Oxford women behind life-saving Covid vaccine trials

BBC News 26 Mar 2025
The University of Oxford says the vaccine saved 6.3m lives, external in the first year of the global vaccine rollout – the most out of all the vaccines in circulation at the time.
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No Topshop Comeback Could Ever Measure Up To The Glory Days Of The Oxford Circus Flagship

Vogue 21 Mar 2025
This particular store was always about far more than just the clothes ... Also on the menu ... And then the fashion ... Oxford Street hasn’t been the same since 2021, and no amount of American candy stores could ever fill the flagship-shaped hole in my heart.
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Will Vaulks on importance of long throw-in even if not the ‘Oxford way’

Yahoo Daily News 18 Mar 2025
WILL Vaulks says his long throw-in might not be part of the ‘Oxford United way’, but is important for swinging momentum in favour of the team.
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Ancient city that’s the ‘Oxford of Spain’ with Gothic buildings and top university

The Sun 16 Mar 2025
A CITY in Europe has been dubbed the “Oxford of Spain” with his beautiful architecture and famous university ... The University of Oxford is very similar, having been traced back to 1248, with teaching taking place there as early as 1096.
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