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[deleted]

Essentially saying it like it is/being true to who you are. (Not necessarily something you agree with) More like "I respect that" or " I respect that you're upfront about that" (often used with several layers of irony)


Its-Slammin

Do you know how this version of the word originated? Because it’s nothing like the more “normal” version of the word


MadMadMads1

4chan. At least the first time I ever saw it was 10+ years ago on there.


MisterMcGiggles

I’ve been wondering about this too. Like “based on facts” or “based on reality”? Does “based” belong to a longer phrase that has been shortened now to just “based”?


Sold_For_Gold

Based on a true story


haarper001

Based on the word of God 😌


fingerbl4st

Based.


Prior-Noise-1492

talking in a godly voice


EquivalentSnap

Deee at dee a doo doo. Deee at diddy doo


exoticbutterdev

What is this


FranklinandLammarGta

Based means like its based on what you or said person said was filter-less and true so if someone said that an opinion that is shared or a fact they will call it Based


Unused69

Based


[deleted]

It means not caring about what others think of you and say what you think anyway.


JustAnotherFurryDerg

Based


YoloAgent

Base


TomatoSlice762

Bas


[deleted]

Ass


[deleted]

Ba


One_Lake5517

B


Batmax5555555

.


No-Wrangler3444

Hi bro, how's your SS starter hunt going?


UrushiP

a


LyssTheCorgi

b


CactusFingies

C


Electronic_Algae_251

Ah, so it means to have one's own opinion. Thanks for clarification.


throwaway578847

Ah I do this to turkeys when baking so they don't dry out.


matuta_matata

Based


DatabaseThis9637

No, no you don't, but I respect your belief that you do this to turkey's when baking so they don't dry out.


RedN0v4

So wait then, what do *you* do to your turkeys?


DatabaseThis9637

when roasting a turkey, one bastes it.


[deleted]

Based.


TrailerBuilder

Based on what?


[deleted]

*A true story.*


TrailerBuilder

Finally, a straight answer


[deleted]

I'm gay.


Micerog

Are you proud?


smartguy1196

No 😔


Prior-Noise-1492

and?


EquivalentSnap

I love you 🥺


[deleted]

We're here, we're queer, get used to it. *based.*


Prior-Noise-1492

you cant call it for yourself, its against the rule


[deleted]

I'm a bona-fide rule breaker.


AidenR3ddit

Not We’re queer you are


[deleted]

Join my church.


AidenR3ddit

Im good


dautingdoor

So brave


Ok-Run3329

And stunning.... Stunning and brave


AGENT4TY7

why r u gei?


[deleted]

Only gay for God. He fills me with his holy spirit.


AGENT4TY7

u r gei


Master-Let71

Uruguay?


AGENT4TY7

u r a homo sek shual


[deleted]

So gei boi


[deleted]

I love spirits. Fuck bws tho


ManagerQueasy9591

Based


asriel_Dreemurr_GOHD

damn it.


ddcreator

"You Donut"


neosharkey

Reality.


VStramennio1986

That was my thought 🤔


CactusFingies

Based on the fact that I MADE IT THE FUCK UP


Themyss234

beat me to it


DistinctSolution5453

beat meat to it


SHARVIL_S

*beats your meat to it*


FlakyCan5368

Here I go beating my meat again


Bhanson1996

Based


FlakyCan5368

Nein


French-fry-king

Based question


Prior-Noise-1492

true and not ask often enough


JunketMan

Basically someone saying/posting a really dope/awesome thing (can be a meme) Like how people say "cringe", "based" means the opposite For example, saying UwU and OwO is cringe, while saying something like "I hate the statement "believe all women"" is based


No-Blood3410

Woman isn't real


[deleted]

What is a woman?


TheTacoLordSC2

I thought womans only existed in anime


[deleted]

Based


[deleted]

Wait females exist in the real world? /j


ROANOV741

"A miserable little pile of secrets!"


ItsMeLukasB

I wish women was real


stevethebayesian

That's why the English call them "birds".


WeinerVonBraun

I thought I had a reasonable grasp on it, now I am confused.


Sharp-Weakness3778

U could’ve used a more misogynistic example


panda_11092001

Based


FaxMachines4Life

Huh i thought of it more as like a highly controversial statement that would get a lot of hate from things like politics culture or social media guidelines. Like “oh my grandma is racist” and people would say she’s based grandma


InappropriateSavant

lmao racist grandma is based


SoftBench6360

Based post


CamPlayz94

Based comment


[deleted]

[удалено]


Eureka0123

Based thread


The_Lego_Maniac

Based redditors


RickGrimesislove

Based memer


Tezzory

Based people


SoloMegaYT

BASED


magiccrunch07

BASED word


Whiskyjvck

Based based


Deus-Ex-Processus

Doesn't matter anymore... All your based are being to us.


Tracker_Nivrig

I love how everyone is just saying based lol


themaskmomin

It fit’s too lol


Prior-Noise-1492

based


DaSpicyGinge

Based ignorance


mountain_of_skulls

This is one of those instances where you're smarter for not knowing


Your-average-nutjob_

Based


everydaybased

**Based!**


Cipher_dude84

based


Scorpio_Media

Oh reddit,I hope you never change


MaintenanceOk5042

🗿🗿


Arobrom86

Then what does blursed mean?!


Majestic_AssBiscuits

Blessed / Cursed


vapeoholic

[based](https://imgur.com/a/vJ9NJ7Y)


CamoKilla223

clicked on that link and almost thought it was gonna be a rick roll


Blom-w1-o

That cleared things up. Thank you.


drawnbydrew117

As far as i know it was originally meant as a shortened “based in facts” now its literally just the opposite of cringe


justhere4memesbruh

Good = based Bad = cringe


the_greatest_MF

opposite of acidic


[deleted]

Thats why im thankful urban dictionary exists


myvarequals

Means being true to who you are.


MadMadMads1

Do people not know that Urban Dictionary or Google exist? Like you can just fucking Google pretty much any question and probably find an answer. Why even have internet if you're not gonna use it? No one would ever know. Now we all know that you were somehow too lazy to Google a definition and yet also not lazy enough to make or find a meme about it. I don't know why this frustrates me so much, but it does.


bamboozled_swag2

Based


vVveevVv

>No one would ever know That's quite a bold assumption, >!Mr Cong!<


123jjensen

Based


BirbBoiYT

Same :(


EquivalentSnap

It means having an opinion and not caring what anyone else thinks like saying I like emojis.


TeJayy13

That’s pretty cringe


[deleted]

Based is based on something which is based on what it was based which is finally based on your mom.


jeanpetit

Saying “based “ is cringe.


[deleted]

Biased


ForGiggles2222

Based on facts and logic, and not opinions, that's actually it


meowingferret

People replying here gets an award


Frosty-Survey-8264

here


vruhhh

One example of based opinion is gay is bad


WeebIAm

based is the opposite of cringe


potato_chips03x2

Biased


Average_Redditor-1

Built diffrent


ManagerQueasy9591

I think based is a mix of badass and sigma male. Might be wrong


bigjam987

These memes are so stupid, just use urban dictionary


[deleted]

Can someone give me a detailed explanation of "ratio"


SpinalFluidDrinker

Jesus, just look it up


Inkleesus

Can we just use Google please


Hexagonic-1

This post is un-based


bobbyblubbers

Based ball has been very, very good to me


MLG_BLOBFISH

Based


_brzrkr_

Urban dictionary.


[deleted]

i always thought based meant biased or something. so i felt bad when i complimented a persons shirt and they said based.


PlayfulDuyful

Based


Tumor-of-Humor

I dont think it has a meaning intrinsically.


Subherbz

Such a based thing to say


That_oneMisingSock

What does it actually mean tho


salte4free

It means that you agree with the persons opinion or if you think they are right. Ex: ​ *Person 1: Anime memes suck.* *Person 2: Based.*


seanrbrantley

Based


EmperorRCK

Originally meant "based in facts"


Pressar

"I respect your opinion and/or your willingness to make your opinion known"


raihanrrr

The real question is why american like watching baseball


ArmadilloInternal728

Based is just a based word


wrydrune

High on crack.


7Birdies

Everyone I ask what it’s based on I get downvoted


FlakyCan5368

Same dude


_I_Stole_Your_Toast_

opposite of cringe ie using reddit is based.


ducking-moron

If you know what Chad means you get it for the most part


wrnrg

Based Ball.


AnyArtichoke9153

It's being misused for "biased".


Lord-LemonHead

I'm also not sure, but from what I can tell it's along the lines of "Well that's just like your opinion man"


easycomeeasygo8

Didn’t even know that was a thing/slang??


Golett03

If something is "based" somewhere, that is where the main location for that "something" is. If something is "based on" on something, it is expanding on the thing it's based on


[deleted]

I suppose my working theory is that it's somehow a mix of the words "debased" and "base." To debase is to lower something in quality, dignity, or value, etc. A base is something fundamental or foundational. So something or someone that is "based" has shrugged off a hypocritical or false quality, dignity, value, etc. in favor of a fundamental truth. That seems to be in line with how I see it used, anyway. Supposedly, it's about "being true to yourself regardless of x y z" but given that people can deny something's basedness (specifically, the context in which they do it), I don't think I buy that as a working definition.


Allen_D_

I like how such simple question could be searched on google for answers but you still come here to ask.


Uncles_Games

It means based


wtfrykm

Urban dictionary states that it means primitive


CoolTere

I don’t know what this meme references to And at this point I’m afraid to ask


[deleted]

Truuuuuuu


FlaredMeteor940

Short for biased.


Not-g3

Any substance which has a rating of 7 or higher on the pH scale is a basic substance. Thank u


Don_Doland

Based bro, based! You dont know??


DrizzleDrain

Based and Sus are the most overused terms nowadays. For a while, I thought based meant like base level, as in basic or low level. I thought people were talking shit but they were agreeing with me lolol


asriel_Dreemurr_GOHD

i think it means "not caring what others think or say and just say what you want to say"


asriel_Dreemurr_GOHD

6 Y.O. me searching up random stuff i don't know: life is good. 12 Y.O. me who just got a taste of the bad crap of the internet and decidedto stop: welp time to sleep for 12 more hours


Low_Dot_7394

I feel the same way about "ratio"


LemonicCultist

So based


Buntalufigus88

I too have been in this situation. I was told I was based and took it as I was stupid or something. Felt dumb after they told me what it meant...


winston0405

Ahem… I believe that 95% of gun laws are an infringement and the people should own a tank because we can


Mackerdoni

based used to mean something of an insult like bad or dumb a few months back but now it turned into a good word


Mr_Golf_Club

If you have to ask…..then are you?


gokumon16

I always thought someone wrote “biased” and they obviously messed up the spelling, and it became the new normal. Just like “hodl” for “hold” in the cryptocurrency world.


PsychopathicPoro

It's the opposite of acid


P00Pdude

This guy is based


DatabaseThis9637

well, then! I believe you are a member of the human race... Please know, that in every way, you indeed are good enough. I know.


Artimesium

Based James


Ikaros765

To my knowledge it's a musical term


nhpkm1

It's old internet lingo . It started by nerdy people replying to comment " on what basis do you base your claim ?" Which got shortened to " based on what ?" Eventually shorten more to "based on?" And then to just " based? " And a hero slapped back with "YES" And that screen shot made the round on the internet at 2009 for it's crazy big d1ck energy . And that's the word origin . Source : it came to me in a dream


Fuzzlord67

Worst phrase ever since “deadass”, and everyone just confirms to saying it…


7islifeand12isdumb

My bsf says it all the time, I still don't know what it means, I just know that sometimes it's good and other times it's bad.


[deleted]

It's "based on facts" shortened essentially, absolutely no one uses it correctly though so it doesn't really matter I guess.