I see “Based” is some kind of new Social Media Word

[FAUlty Gator]

The first 5 times I said it I thought they mistyped “Biased”. But I now see it’s on purpose and being used by everyone but me, apparently. Anyone know what this is or means? Is this the new “Meta”?

Help me out please. Here’s an example. No clue what it’s supposed to mean.

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

Based has been used for years on various message forums.
It was frequently utilized on the MISC, a subsection of bodybuilding.com forums.

Can be interpreted as bad ass move, take or action that would rustle many. So many ways to use it.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Based

Based is a slang term that conveys many different meanings depending on the context. Based typically means something that is "agreeable" and "cool," but it can also be used to mean something is considered anti-woke. Often used as part of the wider catchphrase Based and Redpilled, the word...

knowyourmeme.com

 

[ConvenientParking]

Know Your Meme is how I stay young

 

[Bonerfarts]

Based is such a mid word, but using the term chuegy is real bussin.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Based is such a mid word, but using the term chuegy is real bussin.

Gen Z wants to try to claim "mid" without ever once having purchased weed illegally. Infuriating.

 

[billanole]

Gen Z wants to try to claim "mid" without ever once having purchased weed illegally. Infuriating.

Based on what?

 

[ConvenientParking]

Based on what?

I made it up to make the weed joke.

 

[billanole]

I made it up to make the weed joke.

Well, if weed is important, I did as a kid buy some on the black market.

 

[FlickShagwell]

Gen Z wants to try to claim "mid" without ever once having purchased weed illegally. Infuriating.

 

[millah_22]

based op thinking based is new when based is not new

 

[millah_22]

based means when someone is being themself.

 

[millah_22]

The first 5 times I said it I thought they mistyped “Biased”. But I now see it’s on purpose and being used by everyone but me, apparently. Anyone know what this is or means? Is this the new “Meta”?

Help me out please. Here’s an example. No clue what it’s supposed to mean.

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[FAUlty Gator]

based op thinking based is new when based is not new

It might not be new, but every jagoffs with a Twitter handle suddenly using it is new. I never saw it before Wednesday and I’ve seen it 48 times since. Don’t think I could have missed so frequently for the last 10 years.

 

[millah_22]

It might not be new, but every jagoffs with a Twitter handle suddenly using it is new. I never saw it before Wednesday and I’ve seen it 48 times since. Don’t think I could have missed so frequently for the last 10 years.

more like last 3-5 years.

 

[Chuck C]

No cap

 

[Viv_Savage]

They have been saying based on 4chan for many years now. If it has hit the mainstream normies, the word will be dead soon.

 

[millah_22]

They have been saying based on 4chan for many years now. If it has hit the mainstream normies, the word will be dead used as a negative by conservatives to describe things they dont like soon.