It’s “cool” and often “edgy” (for the liberals at least )but for reactionary/right-wing thought.
The opposite of “cringe”
-“Honestly, I don’t think democracies work. We should have a good, God-fearing philosopher king”
-“Yeah I’m not gonna let my wife work, I’m planning on making shit ton of money on my own”
- “Based”
politically admirable or morally righteous. opposite of debased
*authoritarian left says something based*
libertarian right: "⸘wtf auth left based‽"
Being biased to the point you are a slave to your beliefs
Bro.. did you really just send me a PragerU video to prove your point? That shit is based as fuck
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.
me: "I like the temptations"
jim: "pretty based actually"
(true story)
The opposite of cringe. Calling someone based is the equivalent of giving them an award. Based is similar to swag, drip, and coolness.
Bro, u are based. Big chungus is based. BASED.