based

adj

1. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

   “That was a soundly based argument.”

   “The company opted for a subscription-based business model.”

2. (slang)Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.

   “Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. […] Based is positive.”

   “You have to work as a human with empathy and love in your heart, staying positive and staying based and staying normal.”

3. (Internet, humorous, sometimes)Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.

   “I hate l'Académie Française, but their spelling reforms are kind of based.”

   “I officially approve of North Korea. This is... this is incredibly based.”

   “OP is based as hell”

4. (Internet, humorous, sometimes)Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.

   “based and redpilled”

   “My last account got banned for being too based.”

   “Those who are against Trump are not based at all. On February 16th, The Donald users comment on a “based” post in r/DankMemes which uses a classic Squidward sleeping meme to criticize those who are upset by Chris Pratt going to “church” (one which was purportedly anti-LGBT) but “ok” with sex predators in Hollywood: […]”

   “His [Brenton Tarrant's] meme-themed shooting greatly represents the spirit of the aussie people, in the sense of shitposting until their last moment, based and redpilled he is.”

   “Then, in the same month, noted feminist Christina Hoff Sommers was branded “white supremacy-adjacent” by feminist Roxane Gay. Her reasoning? That our beloved “Based Mom” once appeared at an event with Milo Yiannopoulos and didn't disavow him enough.”

verb

1. simple past and past participle of base

   “It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.”

2. simple past and past participle of base

   “The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.”

3. simple past and past participle of base

   “The company is based in New York.”

intj

1. (Internet, humorous, sometimes)Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.

   “—There is no ethics in communism—Based.”