ASMR

abbreviation for

1. autonomous sensory meridian response: a sensory phenomenon that occurs in response to low-volume audio stimuli, comprising a tingling sensation in the scalp, and sometimes including the neck or the back along the spine, along with a trancelike state of deep relaxation.

noun

1. a genre of audio or video recording featuring gentle whispers, crinkling paper, tapping fingers, or buzzing sounds that are intended to elicit a pleasurable or relaxing autonomous sensory meridian response:

   I go to sleep every night listening to ASMR now.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ASMR¹

First recorded in 2010–15; by abbreviation

Example Sentences

Obviously, your ASMR, quick-hit style is your trademark and something that tends to do so well on TikTok, but I was wondering if you had any ideas for diversifying the video style in the future?

From Salon

He likes making beats and whisper ASMR.

From Seattle Times

In the two-channel video installation “Beauty Supply ASMR,” pairs of hands rub the edges of plastic hair rollers together and run sharpened nails down the teeth of combs to trigger a sensory response in the viewer.

From Los Angeles Times

“You can probably consider it ASMR.”

From Seattle Times

One of the brand’s main goals is to create a multisensory shopping experience; there’s custom-engineered, ambient Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR, sounds playing, a cannabis terpene scent installation and custom LED-lighting that evolves from day to night.

From Seattle Times