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meadowlander

(5,086 posts)
2. Now imagine you have a PhD in virology, were laid off by him and he told you to "get a real job".
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 02:35 PM
19 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(3,097 posts)
3. Extra based? what the hell does that even mean?
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 02:49 PM
19 hrs ago

He's flat on his back and one of his spawn is using him as launching pad?

Native

(7,290 posts)
4. If someone says something incredibly blunt and edgy, you might say the comment is extra based.
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:03 PM
18 hrs ago

Gaugamela

(3,170 posts)
5. Definition of "based" according to Google AI
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:08 PM
18 hrs ago
In slang, "based" means being authentically yourself, confident in your own opinions (even controversial ones), and not caring about others' judgment, originating from rapper Lil B's "BasedGod" persona, though it also has roots in "basehead" (drug user) and was later co-opted by certain online political groups, notes Wiktionary, FamilyEducation and Quora. It's used as a compliment to describe someone cool, agreeable, or unapologetically true to themselves, like saying "That's so based!" for an honest opinion or action, according to FamilyEducation and HiNative. The rapper Lil B popularized the term to mean being yourself and free from others' opinions, reclaiming it from its drug-related "basehead" origins, explains FamilyEducation, Wiktionary and Facebook.


This seems to agree with other references that came up. I used the AI version because it’s more comprehensive.

mwmisses4289

(3,097 posts)
7. Ok, so the most uncool, greedy person on the planet is claiming that he is both
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:09 PM
17 hrs ago

super cool and super high? oookkkaaayyy, got it.

skypilot

(9,096 posts)
10. Well, by that definition...
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 05:06 PM
16 hrs ago

...he is not "based" at all if he thinks he might regret his based-ness later. Doesn't sound as though there is much room for reflection, introspection, or regret in the based person.

Linda ladeewolf

(1,088 posts)
8. You mean the world's biggest dick(head) is bragging about being
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:45 PM
17 hrs ago

The world’s biggest dick? Well it’s true.

ToxMarz

(2,727 posts)
11. He was so NOT one of the cool kids when he was growing up, he has made it his life's goal
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 05:10 PM
16 hrs ago

When he grows up he is damn well going to be one of the cool kids

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