by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 31, 2025 | Good Balita
“Lumpia” and “Gigil” are now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), leading a group of 11 Filipino words added in its March 2025 update. The latest OED update includes nearly 600 new words, phrases, and senses. Eleven of these reflect the unique Filipino...
by Nicole Del Rosario | Jul 11, 2019 | Good Pinoys
A new set of Filipino-coined words are included among the 1,400 new words, senses, and subentries that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary’s (OED) June update. The new quarterly update on the Third Edition of the OED includes Pinoy terms such as the...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Feb 9, 2016 | Good Balita
Thirty-five popular Philippine English terms have been officially listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The OED midyear 2015 report listed the following Filipino adaptations of English words into the official English language, stating how Filipino English...