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"based", because it's based. I feel a sort of badassery when I hear the way it's pronounced
I still don't understand what this means.
In this context, it means praiseworthy. If a person describes something as based, they are commending that thing; however, it is also commonly used in an ironic way. People will praise something that shouldn't be praised in situations where it would be humorous.
I thought it had more of a 'doing your own thing' vibe to it. As in, you could use it to describe someone spending a vast amount of time perfecting an unusual skill.
I wish I liked "based" but more often than not when I hear it on the internet it's because someone said a slur or something bigoted.