ASMR

abbreviation for

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

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ASMR¹

First recorded in 2010–15; by abbreviation

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Example Sentences

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It is a kitchen of clicks and clacks, of ASMR, of packets ripped open and weekly restock hauls.

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The post is captioned, “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight,” referring to the acronym for “autonomous sensory meridian response,” a pleasant physical sensation triggered by certain sounds that has become a popular genre of videos on some social media platforms.

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It could be good for my nervous system actually, because I’m watching ASMR.

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But as she watched ASMR’s popularity grow, she saw potential for the kind of content she’d always wanted to see.

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Her treatments bring ASMR, short for autonomous sensory meridian response, into the physical world through intentionally gentle touch: back scratches with metal finger extensions, face tracing with feather-tipped wands, and subtle, soothing sounds that come from these careful movements across skin and through hair.

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