owlet
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Gigil (Tagalog):
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
Prononciation: Ghee-gill
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A new word to me, but the baby Owl is delightful! 🦉
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh my…this is so cute. I didn’t know there was a word for that emotion. ‘Gigil’ sounds cute. Wonder if ‘giggle’ is somehow derived from it .
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it sounds like the perfect word for it and i was wondering that too, it would make sense
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💕
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That owlet is so cute, Beth 🤩
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in awe, I say “aw”
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Awww ❤️ super cute!
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Love it! And a great pic!
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Amazing to watch them develope from a ball of fluff to a mature and majestic bird.
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Waaay too cute.
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Sooo cute!
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❤️
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Awwwwwwwww. ♥
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Ooh how sweet!
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Ha! A great word! Hugs.
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❤️
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I think you might know more Tagalog than me, Beth! 🤣 I’ll have to add this to my repertoire and impress my relatives. 😊 And my goodness, I thought grown owls weee cute – the babies are even more squish able! 🦉🐣
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Good I was hoping it was accurate and yes, you can press the relatives now! And you have a word for when you run into something as cute as a baby owl.
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Too cute for words!!!
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Why we needed one )
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For sure!
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I was born in the Philippines and am always delighted to come across Tagalog words. This one is perfect. (That second syllable is pronounced gill like a fish gill?)
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Thanks !
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Sweet!!! 💗
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It’s very cute. A live owlet or a stuffed one?
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Live
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Aww 🥰
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This owlet is very cute
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Awwww… I would so gigil him!
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it would be hard not to
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Oh, that sound totally fits that baby owl 😍
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i think so too, erika
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My heart is now full…for the rest of today and beyond! Wow! ❤️💝❤️
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Definitely gigil 😍
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A new word and an owlet? So much goodness in this post, Beth!
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how much good in a tiny package –
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Super cute with those enormous eyes! 😊
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❤️ Adorable.
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Ohhh my. I have Gigil nonstop. Dogs, kitties, bears, koalas, cows, you name it! Thanks for the word!
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i love learning new words too
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Kinda cute and kinda ugly all at the same time.
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so fuzzy
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Love these last 3 nature/animal posts!
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thanks so much
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love : love them :) it; I’ve come across a handful of Tagalong words
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how lucky!
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That is adorable 🥰
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so precious
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My son-in-law studied Tagalog because that is his family heritage, although his ancestors came from different parts of the Phillipines and spoke local languages rather than Tagalog. I think they had to learn Tagolog in school, though.
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oh, that’s great!
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So cute – handle with care!
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