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based

adj
/beɪst/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from βάσις
  2. derived from basis
  3. derived from base
  4. inherited from base
  5. suffixed as based — “base + ed”

Definitions

  1. Founded on

    Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

    • That was a soundly based argument.
    • The company opted for a subscription-based business model.

  2. simple past and past participle of base

    • It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.

  3. Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior

    Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.

    • 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.
    • You have to work as a human with empathy and love in your heart, staying positive and staying based and staying normal.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Admirable

      Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.

      • I hate l'Académie Française, but their spelling reforms are kind of based.
      • I officially approve of North Korea. This is... this is incredibly based.
      • OP is based as hell

    2. Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or…

      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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Derived

holy based

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for based. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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