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home-basing 

"The act of staying home (vs. going out) to share experiences with family and friends—as in staying in is the new going out. "

A new trend due to the rise of in-home tech like Alexa and Netflix, in-home delivery like Seamless and Blue Apron—cooking night is the new date night, etc.
We're home-basing this weekend
The new home-basing trend
home-basing by sailingchance November 10, 2018
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Doing base (rock cocaine)
Lucky: Have you been basing?
Angel: I haven't been doing shit!

- Poetic Justice
basing by Mojinski July 3, 2007

first basing 

The verb form of first base (which means French kissing or making out), "first basing" someone is kissing them passionately or making out with them. Used to great effect by Strong Sad of Homestar Runner fame when speaking to his brother Strong Bad, spied kissing a piece of paper.
Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first basing it with that piece of loose leaf?

I went to go ask my brother a question and caught him totally first basing his study buddy.

I was so drunk last week that I ended up first basing my friend's girl.
first basing by Talmanes June 2, 2007
A Welsh word native to select parts of South Wales, used when describing something disgusting, sick or unpleasant.
I had a pizza delivered last night and it was absolutely basping.

Who didn't flush? That pan is basping.
Basping by The Lord of Roath September 20, 2014

basingstoke 

most boring town of existence

everyone stabs eachother

neighbouring towns and cities refer to it as blasingsmoke because everyone’s on drugs
no decent secondary schools so every goes to school in winchester
i live in basingstoke

ew why would you go to basingstoke are you trying to get shanked up
we aren’t going top of town i want to keep my organs
basingstoke by 𓂸 October 27, 2019

Basingstoke 

Also known as "Amazingstoke"

A very affluent town in the south of England.

You may spot the odd chav or pregnant teenager but is mostly full of young, fashionable people who know how to have a good time.

The majority of people go to college and uni, because they are CLEVER.

However, if you are looking for a nice, decent guy who will treat you right, do not come looking in Basingstoke. The town is full of so called "playas", dickheads, arseholes, wankers who all think they are God's gift to women.

For some reason the shopping centre has 2 Starbucks, 2 Costas, Tchibo and a lot of other small coffee shops, WHY?!

There are quite a few fatties in this town, mainly caused by the 3 McDonalds and 3 Pizza Huts.

Supermarket and Leisure Park carparks are the preferred hang out for "boy racers" and general saddos.

People who went to Bishop Challenor School are known as Bible Bashers, people who went to Brighton Hill are Yellow Bellies and Fort Hill and John Hunt are just terrible schools. Aldworth Science College is where its at!

Rough areas in Basingstoke include Popley, Oakridge, Buckskin and some parts of South Ham i.e Burnaby.

People from Kempshott, Chineham, Old Basing and Hatch Warren like to think they're rich and posh, but are mostly all on drugs.

Generally a good place to live, as long as you have money, you won't get bored.
"Wow isn't Basingstoke AMAZING!!"
Basingstoke by Gem & Nat January 30, 2009
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Northstarring

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Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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