The modern use of based, as in how people may refer to themselves online in a political context, originates from African American slang in the 2000s. After it became a meme in 2010, the left started to refer to themselves as Based King or Based Queen online. Today the word is even used by the right, although ironically.
You forgot to put your pronouns. How will anyone know whether to call you based king, based queen, or based monarch?
by Cyberocrat January 02, 2023
by Christian, straight, cis, mom June 16, 2021
by denkai November 02, 2021
A word used to show approval of or agreement with a meme, video or other general post that is usually extremely sexist or misogynistic in nature. Particularly common in reddit comment sections.
Person A: *shows a meme*
Person B: *nods in approval* “Based.”
Another example:
Person A: “Dude, look at this based meme I made!”
Person B: “Damn bro, that’s so based.”
Person B: *nods in approval* “Based.”
Another example:
Person A: “Dude, look at this based meme I made!”
Person B: “Damn bro, that’s so based.”
by heIIo there March 31, 2022
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by Assembly August 08, 2021