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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I could swear "based" has been around about as long.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well these things always have their roots in the past and get re-appropriated from other uses, but I don't recall seeing the term before 2 - 3 years ago.