tinglehead

English

Etymology

From tingle +‎ -head.

Noun

tinglehead (plural tingleheads)

1. (slang) An enthusiast of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response).
   • 2014 October 15, “'Tingleheads' claim videos help ease stress”, in TODAY‎^[1], NBC News:

     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.

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

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

     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, […]

Anagrams

• alightened, delta hinge