Gigil: word describing ‘cute aggression’ among new entries to Oxford English Dictionary

Other foreign language additions include utepils - enjoying a beer outside – and komorebi, describing sunlight dappling through leaves

Have you ever held a puppy that was so unbelievably fluffy and adorable you didn’t know how to convey the strong urge to squeeze its head without sounding like a maniac? Well, now there’s a word for it: gigil.

Gigil (pronounced ghee-gill) is one of the new words that have made it into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).