tinglehead

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noun

An enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).

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Meanings

nountinglehead (plural tingleheads)

plural tingleheads

  1. slangAn enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).

    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.

    2014 October 15, “'Tingleheads' claim videos help ease stress”, in TODAY, NBC News
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    “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 […]

    2018 September, SEOUL Magazine (서울 매거진), page 18

    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, […]

    2018, Carla C. Kirkland, Chan Cleveland, Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests, page 334

Origin

From tingle + -head.

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APA

tinglehead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinglehead

MLA

“tinglehead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinglehead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinglehead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinglehead.

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