asmr
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of autonomous sensory meridian response (“a claimed biological phenomenon involving a pleasurable tingling in response to a stimulus”).
Uncountable
noun
Content, especially audio, intended to elicit the autonomous sensory meridian response. Derived from the previous definition.
Uncountable
name
Initialism of American Society of Mining and Reclamation.
Example Sentences
- "The ASMR community struggles with popular perception of the transgressive nature of their shared pleasure, which by its public nature is what Berlant and Warner call "nonstandard intimacy.""
- "You might say [Bob] Ross was the first ASMRtist, as those who produce ASMR videos like to be called."
- "“The ASMR community goes against that mainstream assertion that the internet is making everybody less connected, and hurting relationships,” Herndon says. “People are making these videos at their desks, putting them online for free, and comforting strangers in this really therapeutic and sweet way.” Her own ASMR trigger is the sound of acrylic fingernails tapping on a smartphone screen."