based
adjective
- founded on, on the basis of
- located in
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /beɪst/
adj
Etymology: A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B in 2010 to describe his lifestyle.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.
“based and redpilled”
“My last account got banned for being too based.”
intj
Etymology: A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B in 2010 to describe his lifestyle.
- Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.
“—There is no ethics in communism—Based.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English base English -ed English based From base + -ed.
- simple past and past participle of base
“It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.”
- simple past and past participle of base
“The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.”
- simple past and past participle of base
“The company is based in New York.”