Tomorrow is strike 3 for me. First was the 6th, then 20th, and now the 30th I know not to datefag but my mental health has taken a toll, feels like freedom was taken from the world. My wife is having our second child in two weeks time. My 5 year old is noticing me on here way too much. I need to get emotionally back on track. If nothing happenes tomorrow. Thanks for being the best group of people in this world
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Earliest definition on Urban Dictionary is from 2009-
Based
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
This is another Urban Dictionary definition coming from a self-proclaimed leftist (if username checks out). Although it's biased against "alt-right," the history of its transtion from rap music to 4Chan to MAGA is captured.
based
A word used when you agree with something; or when you want to recognize someone for being themselves, i.e. courageous and unique or not caring what others think. Especially common in online political slang.
The opposite of cringe, some times the opposite of biased.
The latter usage is the original use as coined by rapper Lil B, and the word originally took off on the meta-ironic website 4Chan with the latter meaning.
For that reason the word is largely used meta-ironically (without context you can't tell if it's being used ironically or sincerely as it's used in both ways) and was popularized in online political slang of conservatives and the political right before being adopted into mainstream online political slang (likely through shitposting websites or subreddits such as r/politicalcompass memes that are similar to 4chan in their meta-irony and "edginess" but contain a wider variety of political beliefs) and eventually adopted into general online vernacular.
When used in online political language it can mean "based in fact" or the opposite of biased due to the number of people who saw it being first used seriously by the online political right and came to the conclusion that is was related to the phrase "destroyed with facts and logic" in reference to right wing personality Ben Shapiro.
Example 1: meta-ironic
Shitposter: Posts gif of funny monkey Return to monke
Commentor: Based
Example 2: meta-ironic
4chan Anon 1: I'm going to commit hate crimes
4chan Anon 2: Based
Example 3: Politics
Leftist 1: There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
Leftist 2: Based.
by leftistmonke November 25, 2020
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Based