kilig

/KEE-lig/ medium • Origin: Tagalog; widely used across the Philippines.

Filipino term for the fluttery feeling of romantic excitement.

That proposal video gave me kilig.

butterflies,swoon

Adopted into English internet slang contexts.

He spends time with his AI girlfriend every evening.

Her outfit today is pure hyper aesthetic drip.

That story sounds like a cap.

It’s a given that we’ll be late in traffic.

He’s been living like a hikikomori for a year.

That negotiation was a quiet power move.