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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

The Spanish adaptation of internet slang "based": someone who holds their position confidently and says what they think without caring about social approval. When something is "basado" it is genuine, unfiltered, and admirably indifferent to what others think. Used across Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain, and Mexico.

Examples

That comment was totally basado, nobody else in the room had the nerve to say it out loud.

My uncle is the most basado person in the family, he just says exactly what he thinks at every dinner.

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Regional synonyms

Randomly, without thinking it through, just going with whatever comes first. Doing something "al tuntún" means acting with no plan and trusting blind luck to sort it out. A risky approach, and people usually tell you not to do it this way.