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ASMR

American  

abbreviation

  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.

Etymology

Origin of ASMR

First recorded in 2010–15; by abbreviation

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