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ASMR

ASMR

1 7.7
Online videos or sounds made to cause tingling and relaxation
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪˌɛsɛmˈɑr/
  • Texting
translation icon : ASMR
  • The soothing sounds in this ASMR recording created a peaceful atmosphere.
  • ASMR videos
  • ASMR creator
  • ASMR on YouTube

I hope you'll enjoy this ASMR with yours truly.

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Examples

  • And I listen to like TikTok ASMR to help me sleep.

  • Welcome to the ASMR part of the video.

  • This is a classic ASMR eating a thing.

  • No, I actually I love watching ASMR videos.

  • All right, so since this is an ASMR video, let's set the mood.

  • This should be the first ASMR podcast ever.

  • I hope you'll enjoy this ASMR with yours truly.

  • Many people find that watching ASMR videos helps them relax and fall asleep.

  • In her latest ASMR video, the creator whispers softly while gently tapping on various objects.

Synonyms

Online videos and streams made to cause the pleasant tingling feeling and help people relax

is the shorter label used more often online

How Relaxing

meditation
148 4.4
ASMR
  • Texting
1 7.7
mood music
5 4.1

Surface Forms

ASMR singular
ASMRs plural

Morphology

ASMR = autonomous + sensory + meridian + response (opaque) = A + S + M + R

ASMR as the label for an online genre is an initialism; the abbreviation does not transparently indicate the content type to learners who do not know the expanded phrase.

Etymology

ASMR also names a kind of online video or audio made to cause that tingling feeling. The term comes from Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, where sensory 'related to the senses' and response 'reaction' show that ASMR videos are made to produce a gentle sensory reaction that helps people relax.