Current Events > Can any zoomers here explain to me why being called 'basic' is an insult?

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Beveren_Rabbit
11/04/22 7:36:12 PM
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from what I understand it just means you're average.

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ROBANN_88
11/04/22 7:37:57 PM
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the weird part is that while being "basic" is bad, but being "based" is good

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itachi15243
11/04/22 7:38:45 PM
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I'm not a zoomer, but I'm pretty sure it means have no substance or style. Something along those lines

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g0ldie
11/04/22 7:39:33 PM
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millennials started that.

I remember Kreayshawn using it in her one song.

Beveren_Rabbit posted...
from what I understand it just means you're average.
this could be seen as an insult, saying there's nothing special about you (the person being called "basic")

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Nemu
11/04/22 7:44:35 PM
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Generic, no outstanding traits, uninteresting, etc.
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Robot2600
11/04/22 7:58:05 PM
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how extra

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DrizztLink
11/04/22 8:03:33 PM
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g0ldie posted...
I remember Kreayshawn using it in her one song.
Kreayshawn is an absolute fucking visionary.

https://youtu.be/6WJFjXtHcy4

That song came out in 2011.

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__aCEr__
11/04/22 8:06:12 PM
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How do you do, fellow zoomers!

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celestia3
11/04/22 8:16:14 PM
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Basic, to an extent, contrasts with extra.

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thx1138
11/04/22 8:18:10 PM
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ROBANN_88 posted...
the weird part is that while being "basic" is bad, but being "based" is good

depends on what you base it on

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Flockaveli
11/04/22 8:20:26 PM
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Zoomers must feel some kind of immense pressure to be Flamboyant in every way at all times.
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