Pausing mid-situation to assess whether the butterflies, the blush, and the heart-racing feeling of kilig are hitting correctly — usually triggered by a text, a look, or an unexpected romantic gesture. A kilig check can be self-directed (am I actually feeling this?) or social (pointing out that your friend is clearly kilig even though they're pretending not to be). Filipino and Filipino-diaspora group chats run kilig checks constantly during K-drama nights and after any interaction with a crush.
Kilig check: he texted good morning for the fifth day in a row — what do we think?
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