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It originally meant "based on your own beliefs," usually in the context of sticking to your guns despite unpopularity. Which is/was the cool thing to express on 4chan.

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What? It’s from the 80s and means high on crack (freebase) and was re-popularized by Based God like 10–15 years ago.

Yep, didn't know about the crack meaning. Based God made it what it is today.

nah. 4chan learnt it from the rap song "Based God".

It meant the same thing in "Based God." I know 4chan didn't invent the phrase.

Based in that means "being intoxicated with cocaine".

Lil B said it's both: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Based%20God But only because he changed the meaning. Didn't realize there was an older one too.

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