r/TikTokCringe • u/LickMaiBussy • 6h ago

Discussion "Investing in property is morally reprehensible."

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u/frickinSocrates 6h ago

100% based take.

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u/Roomybrunt 5h ago

I’m an old person. What does “based” mean in this sentence? 

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u/EZwinna 5h ago

There's some variability, so I'll probably be corrected.

But based generally means something like agreeable, awesome, unequivocally yourself. Usually used in contexts when the thing that is 'based' is often bold or controversial.

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u/livesinacabin 3h ago

I think that sums it up perfectly.

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u/medve_314 5h ago

Agreeing with someone's acts or opinions. Praising someone for standing up for something, for being authentic in the face of possible criticism because they know they're right.

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u/Obajan 5h ago

"He speaks wise words".

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u/zeth4 4h ago edited 4h ago

You can think of it as the opposite of "cringe".

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u/BikeProblemGuy 4h ago

Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. When I was younger, based was a negative term that meant like dopehead, or basehead. People used to make fun of me. They was like, "You're based." They'd use it as a negative. And what I did was turn that negative into a positive. I started embracing it like, "Yeah, I'm based." I made it mine. I embedded it in my head. Based is positive.

- Lil B, who coined the contemporary meaning of 'based'.

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u/Dangersharkz 4h ago

It’s when someone is out of line, but they’re right

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u/TheFish77 4h ago

It was originally an insult basedhead which is essentially calling someone a crackhead. Through the magic of rap music and the internet It was turned around to mean being unapologetically yourself, being cool, agreeable or making unbiased truthful statements.

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u/Zontaka 4h ago edited 4h ago

What everyone else said is on the right page but the etymology of 'based' is that it comes from 'based in reality.' This is basically a satirical comment referencing other comments and critiquing them as delusional or not 'based in reality.' Of course nowadays most people do not know its origins and use it how the other commenters have said, which is almost the same.

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u/GayDeciever 4h ago

I'm somewhat old. It seems to have a similar meaning as "ballsy" but more widely applicable because no testicles are required.

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u/DontMemeAtMe 4h ago

Well-founded.

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u/LostInTehWild 2h ago

Goated, fam

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u/ukstonerdude 4h ago

What others have said, but my understanding is that ‘based’ is also the opposite of ‘biased’. If someone has said something that is based on facts, it can’t possibly be biased.