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r/raleigh•
OffManWall

I was told, “You’re about to be based.”

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Sorry for the odd question in r/Raleigh. I tried to find a slang subreddit with no luck. Maybe my fair fellow Raleigh citizens can help.

This afternoon, I made a comment someone didn’t like, and I was told, “You’re about to be based,” “You work at _________, right,” and I have no idea what they meant. I’ve Googled it, and what I’ve found makes no sense. Does anyone have any ideas? I know I’m not up to date on most current slang or cool words, and I have no idea what the person was saying. Any help? Thanks in advance.

Posted Aug 11, 2023, 9:31 PM UTC

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HeadInvestigator1899•

From my understanding based is the opposite of cringe?

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OffManWallOP•

Okay, but that doesn’t make much sense as it was told to me. Thanks, though.

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Jeoshua•

Yeah, I think the other poster was right that the person you were speaking with doesn't have a clue what the phrase means, either.

Based is something you say when someone is "Righteously correct". When someone stands up to another person who is saying something "cringe" and "spits facts" at them which shock and awe those listening, that person is described as "based".

There's other connotations it's used in, too... but it can generally be condensed into meaning someone is amazing, awesome, and correct in what they're saying.

In the context you gave? It doesn't make sense.

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Perfect-Meat-4501•

So… based means Katie Portered?

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OffManWallOP•

AOCed.

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Jeoshua•

Yes, her epic takedowns would be very good examples of something "Based"

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, that’s what I thought. Thanks.

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qwertyorbust•

So if they “you about to be based” to someone about something they didn’t agree with - it would seem they meant you about to be corrected” or some such. Like the OP is about to be on the receiving end of being based. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Who the hell knows - either way the person who said it is a punk.

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bytor_2112Bo time baybeee•

I got loads of upvotes a while back for my interpretation of what 'based' means, so I take that to mean that I'm pretty close: I hear it essentially as 'ideologically cool as fuck'

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, I’m positive that’s not what they meant, lmao.

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FirstChurchOfBrutus•

Impossible, as I cringe any time I hear (or see) someone use it in actual conversation.

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1morebeer1morebeer•

Annnnnd I still dont know what that means.

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OrioSanza•

Hrm I dunno. I thought based meant you stand firm on something others definitely wouldn't. Unashamedly into something.

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OffManWallOP•

Not sure. Thanks, though.

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WinterRose81•

From the context they were threatening to get you fired or cancelled.

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, someone else suggested they meant to say “doxxed,” which I thought about.

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Kaizen321•

I also need to know!

(I’m an old guy)

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OffManWallOP•

😂🤣😂

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earlofhoundstooth•

The last thread had twenty unique definitions, so good luck.

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guiturtle-wood:acorn: Acorn•

It's quite possible the person that said it to you doesn't actually know what it means either and was just saying it to sound hip.

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OffManWallOP•

Now, that’s a possibility.

I wonder what they meant, if they didn’t mean “based.”

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guiturtle-wood:acorn: Acorn•

Maybe that they just thought your comment was wrong. Also, is it possible they said "biased" in an odd accent?

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OffManWallOP•

That’s possible, too. It doesn’t exactly fit, though.

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modernangel•

"Doxxed" maybe? That's the closest slang that makes any sense to me in context.

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OffManWallOP•

I really thought about that one. It seems to make sense. It’s just so far from “based.” Maybe that’s what they meant, though.

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commitpushdrink•

I’m hip. I’m with it.

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JAG319:pepsi:•

What kind of place do you work? Maybe he was just hoping you'd ask "based on what?" so he could giggle

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OffManWallOP•

No, it seemed like a threat, but I can’t understand exactly what “based” means.

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JAG319:pepsi:•

It's normally used as a complement. It's the opposite of woke/cringe/NPC energy/being blue pilled.

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habeus_coitus:ncsu: NC State•

The opposite of woke? The way I’ve heard it used woke and based would overlap on a Venn Diagram. All the rest checks out.

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Suspicious_Bug6422•

Terminally online conservatives and terminally online leftists use it to mean opposite things, and now it’s essentially lost any remaining meaning as people like the person OP encountered use it to mean neither

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OffManWallOP•

I honestly don’t know.😂

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UsefulEngine1•

Ask about his updog

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mniotiltavaria•

Ok so like I think it might depend on the context of the comment lol. What did you say? Based is definitely slang similar to woke, but like for “free thinkers” on 4 chan or whatever. So I could see it meaning like “you’re gonna find out” something??

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OffManWallOP•

I made a comment about a certain political party, and the person took it the wrong way, totally out of context.

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mniotiltavaria•

I think essentially they were trying to tell you that you’ll find out you’re wrong, but like not in a nice way at all lol

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OffManWallOP•

Maybe that’s it.

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JudicatorArgo•

Definitely sounds like they used the word the way everyone is saying then if it was about politics.

It’s basically interchangeable with being “redpilled”, or realizing things you believed were wrong and changing your ideology (generally used in reference to turning away from being left-wing)

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OffManWallOP•

Okay, thank you.

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maptastik•

Urban Dictionary is your friends for these kinds of things:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=based

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OffManWallOP•

And I looked there, but none of the definitions made sense.

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sheena-d•

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.

So basically, “I’m going to prove you wrong”

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trickertreaterDiet Pepsi!•

It's a right-wing dismissal. I've always understood it as "based in reality." Of course, reality rarely has anything to do with the NewsMax/Trump/Shapiro talking points that follow.

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kyllerwhales•

Yes I’m gen z and have been using based for many years and this is the correct definition. I’m pretty sure the person who said it to OP has no idea what it means

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ArtificialNotLight:canes: Hurricanes•

I've never heard "based" used as a verb. I don't think they know what they're talking about but sounds like they were threatening to "cancel" you. Luckily, it doesn't sound like they know what they're doing

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, it definitely sounded like a threat.

Let’s hope they don’t.😂🤣😂

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1morebeer1morebeer•

Watch out before they base the shit out of you 😂

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gizmoavocado•

definitely not a threat lmao. It was still being used as an adjective; based means "to be yourself and not care what others think," for better or for worse.

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OffManWallOP•

If you’d have heard it in the broader conversation, you’d understand.

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Ok-Perspective-1624•

I think based is typically used to describe someone or something that is grounded, rooted in a group's shared truth, and is unphased by outsiders attempts to dismantle their basis of beliefs or actions.

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OffManWallOP•

And that just doesn’t fit what they seemed to be trying to say.

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ScaredBike6440•

Definitely used a lot in memes but for me “based” means not give a damn of what other people think and being true to yourself no matter what the social norm is. Usually said after saying something controversial. A funny example is “I think pineapples belong on pizza”, someone could say “Thats based”

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, that’s what I found when I searched. It doesn’t seem to fit, though.

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Sausage_McRocketpant•

Tell them to meet out back behind the Olive Garden on capital and we can handle it. Remember that’s were everyone is family.

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OffManWallOP•

Tell them, “I’m gettin’ ready to treat yo ass like dysfunctional family”!

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ajhe51•

All your "based" are belong to us.

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SnooDonuts6932•

According to my DARE training, they are referring to free base. You should inform one of your parents or a local police officer that someone tried to offer you drugs.

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OffManWallOP•

🤭

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DarthRathikus•

Wow where is this aggressor located?? I too would like to be based please!

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SteelBelle•

I have said numerous times that Dare lied to me. I was all set for high school and college to be nonstop parties where I would have to turn down free drugs and show all my friends how to have fun without drugs or alcohol. No one even once said to me that my first time was free.

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Traditional-Help7735•

Dictionary.com has a history of the term. Basically it started as slang for someone who acts like they are on drugs. Then it shifted in a more positive direction to mean someone being unapologetically themselves. Then the white -sorry, right wing troll army co-opted it to mean someone down with the Donald + white supremacy. So... I have no idea what that person meant. If they were Gen X or older, the first meaning might be likely. Otherwise, who knows?

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OffManWallOP•

Yeah, I definitely don’t know.

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SubstantialFigment•

You're smurfed.

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OffManWallOP•

I thought I was based?

Is smurfed worse?😳

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SubstantialFigment•

Dude you are so totally smurfed.

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Aeropressohnono•

Is Based the new “you got served?”

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OffManWallOP•

🤷‍♂️

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SubstantialFigment•

I have decided the term "based" is equivalent to how the Smurfs used the word "smurf", or how I use the word " fuck".

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OffManWallOP•

Is that just YOUR definition, lol?

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SubstantialFigment•

Smurfed.

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OffManWallOP•

Well Smurf.

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spicysenor•

“Based” can commonly be considered a misogynist/racist dog whistle but can also be more innocuous to mean someone who does the right thing or is a capable and wise person. “That dude is based” can mean he’s a paragon of humanity or it can mean he secretly thinks minorities shouldn’t be allowed to own property. The only way you can really tell is by knowing the person saying it more closely.

There are several words like this that can unfortunately become dog whistles for only people in the know.

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OffManWallOP•

Okay, thanks.

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pixienightingale•

In this context, my best guess would be either laid off or moved to a different area/office.

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Greadle•

Y’all are all faded

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jwright721•

Based means cool. You’re gonna have a good time. So it’ll be a lit situation. A lituation if you will 😭

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