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== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɪst/ Rhymes: -eɪst Hyphenation: based Homophone: baste === Etymology 1 === From base +‎ -ed. ==== Adjective ==== based (comparative more based, superlative most based) Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== based simple past and past participle of base Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon). It's a new film based on a best-selling novel. Having a base. The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability. Having a base of operations. The company is based in New York. === Etymology 2 === A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B to describe his lifestyle. ==== Adjective ==== based (comparative more based, superlative most based) (slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality. Synonym: maverick (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial. Antonyms: cringe, unbased, debased, base (Internet slang, originally 4chan slang) Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values. Synonym: unwoke based and redpilled 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. ===== Usage notes ===== Formerly associated primarily with the alt-right, but now used more widely. ===== Derived terms ===== holy based ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== based (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one. Synonyms: damn straight, word, right on ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === adebs, dBASE, beads, Abeds, Bedas