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tinglehead

tinglehead noun: an enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).

Noun

tinglehead (plural tingleheads)

  1. (slang) An 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
    • “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

Forms of tinglehead

pluraltingleheads

Origin of tinglehead

From tingle + -head.

Questions about tinglehead

What does tinglehead mean?
Tinglehead means an enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).
What part of speech is tinglehead?
Tinglehead is a noun.
What is the plural of tinglehead?
The plural of tinglehead is tingleheads.

Words near tinglehead in the dictionary

  1. Tinglayan
  2. tingle
  3. tingle immunities
  4. tingle immunity
  5. tingled
  6. tinglehead
  7. tingleheads
  8. tingler
  9. tinglers
  10. tingles
  11. tinglesome

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