based

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Etymology 1

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From base +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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based (comparative more based, superlative most based)

  1. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
    That was a soundly based argument.
Hyponyms
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founded on; having a basis in
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Verb

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based

  1. simple past and past participle of base
    1. Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
      It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
    2. Having a base.
      The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
    3. Having a base of operations.
      The company is based in New York.

Etymology 2

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A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B to describe his lifestyle.

Adjective

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based (comparative more based, superlative most based)

  1. (slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
    Synonym: maverick
    • 2010 June 10, Lil B, Complex.com‎[1]:
      Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. […] Based is positive.
    • 2012 April 12, Duncan Cooper, “Based Scripture: The Full Transcript of Lil B’s Lecture at NYU”, in The Fader:
      You have to work as a human with empathy and love in your heart, staying positive and staying based and staying normal.
  2. (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if the thing that is considered "praiseworthy" is unpopular or controversial.
    Antonyms: cringe, unbased
    OP is based as hell
    1. (Internet slang, originally 4chan) Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.
      Synonym: unwoke
      based and redpilled
      My last account got banned for being too based.
      • 2019, Kira Stalker, "The Fracturing of the Alt Right: Conflicting Online Discourses Of White Nationalist Communities", thesis submitted to George Mason University, page 139:
        Those who are against Trump are not based at all. On February 16th, The Donald users comment on a “based” post in r/DankMemes which uses a classic Squidward sleeping meme to criticize those who are upset by Chris Pratt going to “church” (one which was purportedly anti-LGBT) but “ok” with sex predators in Hollywood: […]
      • 2019, anonymous, quoted in Cathrine Thorleifsson, "From cyberfascism to terrorism: On 4chan/pol/ culture and the transnational production of memetic violence", Nations and Nationalism, Volume 28, Issue 1, page 293:
        His [Brenton Tarrant's] meme-themed shooting greatly represents the spirit of the aussie people, in the sense of shitposting until their last moment, based and redpilled he is.
      • 2020, David Rubin, Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason, unnumbered page:
        Then, in the same month, noted feminist Christina Hoff Sommers was branded “white supremacy-adjacent” by feminist Roxane Gay. Her reasoning? That our beloved “Based Mom” once appeared at an event with Milo Yiannopoulos and didn't disavow him enough.
Usage notes
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  • The term is formerly associated primarily with the alt right, but is currently used colloquially by non-alt right individuals, mostly without any political implications, although it might have political implications for certain individuals.
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Interjection

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based

  1. (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.
    —There is no ethics in communism—Based.

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