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11 Responses to “What is the english word for “gigil”?”

1. 1 Weng
   March 16, 2007 at 8:25 am

   Hey, good question! This is one ‘hard’ Tagalog word for translation. One guy more or less ‘explained/defined’ gigil as this: ‘the irresistible urge to pinch someone because the object/person is well liked/loved”. Gah - que haba!!! But, that made sense, doesn’t it?

2. 2 mai
   March 16, 2007 at 11:32 am

   Ya Weng thats about as close a description as I can think of din. When I try to explain to my non-Filipino friends I say “like this” while making pinching and squeezing motions with squeaking sounds hahah

3. 3 Nette
   March 20, 2007 at 4:04 pm

   oo nga no?!… i’ll go with weng’s… kasi di ko rin alam

4. 4 Annie
   March 14, 2008 at 11:23 am

   off the topic —> your cute is adorably cute!
   On the topic “gigil” an urge to bite someone like for pregnant women biting their husband

5. 5 Annie
   March 14, 2008 at 11:24 am

   I mean your cat is cute sorry

   off the topic —> your cute is adorably cute!
   On the topic “gigil” an urge to bite someone like for pregnant women biting their husband

6. 6 mai
   March 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm

   Thanks Annie I am sure Sophie would have loved some pats and coos

   I agree about the biting! I do get the urge to gnaw repeatedly on my cats neck and husbands shoulder

7. 7 Da Kine
   October 29, 2008 at 3:59 pm

   I think the word is “mmmmmMMMMMMMMmmmmmm!”

8. 8 Aena Carlos
   June 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm

   it can be “ravish or fascinating”…

9. 9 Aqua
   September 7, 2009 at 4:34 am

   Come on guys… give me the english word for it, puro definitions ang binibigay nyo e…

10. 10 mamba
    November 27, 2009 at 7:21 am

    i think its “going gaga” or “gaga”

11. 11 Hanzo
    May 24, 2010 at 11:53 am

    How about: “I just want to pinch you!” ???????