English

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Etymology

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From based +‎ -ness.

Noun

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basedness (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang) The quality of being based (admirable, praiseworthy).
    The basedness is off the charts here.
    • 2023 January 15, Joseph Robertson, “Andrew Tate is a symptom”, in The Critic[1], London: Locomotive 6960 Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-16:
      All of the basedness without any correlating self-control. What new magic is this?
    • 2022 November 4, “27 Positions At Twitter Most Likely To Be Eliminated”, in The Babylon Bee[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-03:
      Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Enforcer: This eliminates the employee headcount by 38 people, all replaced by one Senior VP Of Basedness – who looks suspiciously like Elon in his SNL Mario mustache.
  2. (in combination) The property of a specified thing as a basis.
    place-basedness