Sharing time and/or space with someone whom you moderately appreciate or have absolutely no respect for to the point of not remembering or deliberately forgetting their name.
Pouet: So, who you out with last night?
Tuatil: Arh! A bunch of jerk-offs. I wasted a whole evening with a load of idiots.
Pouet: Really? Who?
Tuatil: Can't remember. I'm on a no name basis with'em.
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Rebacci: How's your new roommate Jelad?
Jelad: Alright I guess. We're on a no name basis which shows how much time I spend at home with her!
Tuatil: Arh! A bunch of jerk-offs. I wasted a whole evening with a load of idiots.
Pouet: Really? Who?
Tuatil: Can't remember. I'm on a no name basis with'em.
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Rebacci: How's your new roommate Jelad?
Jelad: Alright I guess. We're on a no name basis which shows how much time I spend at home with her!
by Berg Sloe September 22, 2007
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No, I didn't say hello to that girl with whom I hooked up while beer-goggled last night. I don't think we're on a need-to-hello basis.
by Wayward Mind March 3, 2011
Get the need-to-hello basis mug.Opposite to the need-to-know basis. Bypassing the security of this tight security method, in which information is only given to those who can present a good case for knowing about a project; this basis allows those who "want-to-know" to fight those who say they do not need-to-know.
John: You don't have a need-to-know, girlfreind!
Leslie: Right, but I am on a want-to-know basis, dawg!
Leslie: Right, but I am on a want-to-know basis, dawg!
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"Ah, I see you two are on a screen name basis."
"Ah, I see you two are on a screen name basis."
by Bennett Hansen January 1, 2009
Get the screen name basis mug.A blank relationship with no talk of feelings, personal or emotionally related things, deep conversations, or affection.
Marcum said we needed to keep us on a blank basis because he was in a relationship.
I talked to Julian last night and told him if we were going to talk at all it needed to be kept on a blank basis.. I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way.
"A blank basis would be better for both of us," Carmen said.
I talked to Julian last night and told him if we were going to talk at all it needed to be kept on a blank basis.. I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way.
"A blank basis would be better for both of us," Carmen said.
by Bombinna December 27, 2012
Get the Blank Basis mug.A social‑psychological theory arguing that individuals and communities require a foundation of existential security—freedom from chronic anxiety about basic survival—to develop tolerance, openness, and democratic values. When existential security is high, people are more willing to embrace diversity, trust institutions, and support progressive change. When security is threatened (by poverty, war, or instability), people retreat into authoritarianism, rigid identity, and hostility to outsiders. The theory explains why economic insecurity often correlates with political extremism and why stable welfare states tend to be more socially liberal.
Theory of the Basis of Existential Security Example: “The rise of populism wasn’t just about culture wars; the theory of existential security showed that communities with declining economic stability were more likely to turn against outsiders and democracy.”
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