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Agreeable. Admirable. Worthy of support.

Often used in contexts where the action or opinion ignores popular trends and social conventions or requires special effort.

Used either seriously or tongue-in-cheek to encourage eccentric behavior for comedic effect.
A: I threw away my TV. I only read books now.
B: That's based.

A: I broke all the lamps in my apartment. No more bowing down to big electricity.
B: Based.
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Is when you dont care what people think
its a way of life
Doing what you want
how u want
wearing what u want
the LV book bag looks gay on you
idc im based
by Young Silence May 05, 2009
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A comment by someone else deemed good and/or true.
Person 1: Despite being 13%
Person 2: Bro that's based
by Abigail Shapiro February 29, 2020
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Short for "debased," referring to a concept, object, practice or ideology that has been stripped of its intrinsic significance by association with and absorbption into the mass cultural continuum. Used meta-ironically, given that the word is itself a slang contraction and represents the debasement it seeks to impartially describe.
"Dude, I think that Nietzsche might be my favourite philosopher."
"That's based, bro."
by MajorMushroom August 19, 2018
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#Based is all about being yourself and not caring what anybody else thinks. If you followed Lil B The BasedGod on twitter you'd know he's actually a very deep person who constantly talks about being yourself and staying positive. People like myself know what he's doing. He could have easily follow the other thousandsο»Ώ of rappers that try to sound like lil Wayne but he didn't.
Your pink G-Shock makes you look gay. IDC im based
by Lil G The RareBased May 30, 2011
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A term used to signify agreement with one on an ideological level.
Person: "Gay pride month shouldn't exist"
Me: "Based"
by Ben Dover 15 April 06, 2020
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