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Very smart, very cool, extremely high IQ
I used to think Boe Jiden was president but now I’m based
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A word used when you agree with something; or when you want to recognize someone for being themselves, i.e. courageous and unique or not caring what others think. Especially common in online political slang.
The opposite of cringe, some times the opposite of biased.
The latter usage is the original use as coined by rapper Lil B, and the word originally took off on the meta-ironic website 4Chan with the latter meaning. For that reason the word is largely used meta-ironically (without context you can't tell if it's being used ironically or sincerely as it's used in both ways) and was popularized in online political slang of conservatives and the political right before being adopted into mainstream online political slang (likely through shitposting websites or subreddits such as r/politicalcompass memes that are similar to 4chan in their meta-irony and "edginess" but contain a wider variety of political beliefs) and eventually adopted into general online vernacular.
Example 1: meta-ironic
Shitposter: Posts gif of monke
Commentor: Based
Example 2: meta-ironic
4chan Anon 1: I'm going to commit hate crimes
4chan Anon 2: Based
Example 3: Politics
Gigachad: Taxation is theft.
Gigachad 2: Based.
Urban Dictionary User 1 (you): Based.
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Based means correct and admirable, albeit often sort of controversial. It started (with this meaning) as a term in online political circles, but has devolved into being applicable to pretty much anything. It can be used as a single word response to something you agree with but you also perceive as something not universally accepted by society, or something really dumb or silly. It can also be used as an adjective with the same use. It can also be used to refer to a person you agree with. The word based is sometimes but not always used with the terms or variants of the terms “and redpilled”, a reference to The Matrix.
In a political context.
Person 1: “I think we need to start letting people in jail vote.”
Person 2: “Based”
Person 3: “Senator Stevens is based as fuck.”
In a non-political context.
Person 1: “I sleep with 12 stuffed animals.”
Person 2: “Based.”
In a stupid context
Person 1: “I only shit in the shower.”
Person 2: “That’s extremely based.”
Person 3: “Based and pooppilled.”
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another word for home, it doesn't necessarily mean basement, just someones house or apartment.
"Person #1": Where are you?
"Person #2": I'm at my sis base, just call me.
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In Twitter, this word means to be yourself and not copy other people, having your own personality. Is a respectable status to receive.
Dan! You got me a mug? That's based of you ngl.
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Based, as in you, owning the libs
So, Pepe the Frog is pretty based.
What the fuck are you on about?
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Evokes structural imagery. Cemented.
Used to agree with a statement or action. Particularly used when a statement or action is against the prevailing vibe
(counter-culture). The word based reflects the idea or action's stability, as opposed to other ideas or actions which can evoke feelings of fragility. The word itself is strong enough to be used on it's own and not require any explanation. To say something is based is to very strongly agree with it.
Contrary to modern discourse, the word does not carry political connotations. The connotation of the word is solely dependent on the context in which it is stated (e.g. within "the room's" counterculture)
Person 1: People ought to be saving more money rather than spending, to lessen the economic burden on the everybody else.
Person 2: Based.
(Americans save the least out of any modern economy. Acknowledging this and it's effects is based because the statement requires no further explanation. It is something that is "just true")
Person 1: *makes a mistake, acknowledges it, and works to correct it*
Person 2: Based.
(Somebody has to fix this mess I've made, and they won't like it. I'll clean it myself to save them the trouble, because it's "just right" to do so).
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