/beɪst/
- Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
“That was a soundly based argument.”
- slangNot 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.”
- Internet, humorous, sometimesAdmirable; 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”
- Internet, humorous, sometimesAdmirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.
“based and redpilled”
“My last account got banned for being too based.”
“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 up”
- 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.”
- Internet, humorous, sometimesIndicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.
“—There is no ethics in communism—Based.”
Formsmore based(comparative) · most based(superlative)