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  2. Can anyone help me understand the word "based"? - Reddit

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    The term “based” was actually derived from the term “basehead” which was used during the 1980s crack epidemic. It was used to refer to individuals who were addicted to freebasing cocaine, the base form of the drug which make it smokable. In West Coast slang, based referred to someone who was a crackhead or acting like one.

  3. What does 'based' mean in modern slang? : r/words - Reddit

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    The most common meaning is this from the wiki article: (slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality. quotations synonym Synonym: maverick When I see it in memes, or upvoted comments, thats usually the context I see it in.

  4. What the hell does "based" mean? : r/NoStupidQuestions - Reddit

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    To add to this, and probably the reason that you are having a hard to figuring out what it means, the word is used ironically about half the time. IE someone says they don't like rain and people respond with 'based take'. Yeah and debased means corrupted or impure. For once a slang that actually makes sense.

  5. What does ‘based’ mean in slang? : r/NoStupidQuestions - Reddit

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    A word used when you agree with something; or when you want to recognize someone for being themselves, i.e. courageous and unique or not caring what others think. Especially common in online political slang. Reply reply. duplicitist. •• Edited. A base head was someone who is addicted to free-base crack cocaine.

  6. What does the slang "based" mean? : r/ask - Reddit

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    Based is a slang term that originally meant to be addicted to crack cocaine (or acting like you were), but was reclaimed by rapper Lil B for being yourself and not caring what others think of you—to carry yourself with swagger. Based has been appropriated by the alt-right online as a general term of praise, as if “un-woke.” sauce

  7. What is the meaning/origin of the word "based" in internet...

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    The word comes from the word "base" as in "baseness", which means something free of political correctness, free of societal influence to conform to appease the lefty type of people. Baseness is like an unapologetic assertion of one's instincts and one's pursuits, for greatness, or for their dignity. The opposite of based is cowardly, submissive ...

  8. Based meaning?? : r/ENGLISH - Reddit

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    A “based” person doesn’t care what other people think. It was used a lot on 4chan and is sometimes associated with that crowd. Also a "Based" person could mean a person that is saying the truth and is right as well, but what "that person" said is something unpopular. And "based" means what u/RageStreak said as well.

  9. Etymology and meaning of 'based' : r/etymology - Reddit

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    Freebasing cocaine, lead to base or based meaning acting oddly like an addict would. Rapper lil b, a certified oddball lol, reclaimed it. And from there it spread on the internet. At first it meant something good but now means "you have shared an opinion i agree with". Based and blueball pilled

  10. What exactly IS second base? : r/NoStupidQuestions - Reddit

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    Touching/fondling is how I’ve ever heard it. Second base is fondling the breasts. Third base is fingering, not oral sex. Heavy petting like chest fondling and the like. 2nd base is copping a feel, 3rd base to my knowledge is hand stuff involving the peepay or poosay not necessarily specific to oral.

  11. What is "based"? And why is this new slang? How is it used ... -...

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    Part of the reason this happens instead of inventing entirely new words is that it can be kind of funny or ironic to take an existing word and flip its meaning around, or keep the same meaning but apply it to a totally different context.