My goodness, reading this thread I feel so young and hip and “with it.” Ya dig? It is already passing as my actual hip is hurting. It was nice while it lasted.
If you don’t know what “based” means in this context, do whatever your parents did to figure out what you meant by “cool.”
The author is in his early 40’s, making him a late GenXer or very early millennial, so your GenZ grandkids also might not actually know the term. It’s a term that people in the aged 35 to 45 range used a lot online a few years ago. It’s a bit of a throwback to hear it now.
Sturdy, well-founded, in a cultural sense. It can also be extended to mean right-wing in an approving way, so still sturdy and well-founded in a cultural sense.
“Pardon me, I speak Jive”