Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinglehead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tin-gle-head
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).

Slang

Example Sentences

"Do you find whispering, crinkling paper, tapping fingernails or scratching soothing? If so, you may be a "tinglehead" — one of the growing number of folks who turn to YouTube videos to relax."
"“Neuroscientists are now experimenting with fMRIs and electroencephalography to see if the brains of 'tingleheads,' as they are called, are any different than those who don't tremble at the sight of napkin-folding,” writes Libby Copeland […]"
"Professional psychologists have largely declined to comment on whether there is a scientific basis for the effects that ASMR enthusiasts, known as tingleheads, are purported to experience, […]"

Etymology

From tingle + -head.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tingle

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

tingleheads (plural)

Questions

What does tinglehead mean?: An enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).
Where does tinglehead come from?: From tingle + -head.

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