keyed

• (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by 4chan users upset at the widened usage of based (“praiseworthy and admirable, particularly in a perceived countercultural sense”) outside of their community.

Most likely simply from the verb key; in slang perhaps connected to the "securing" action of a lock and key (compare e.g. scored).

• IPA^(key): /kiːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

keyed

1. simple past and past participle of key

keyed (comparative more keyed, superlative most keyed)

1. (Internet slang, originally 4chan) Praiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.

   Synonym: based

   Antonyms: cringe, locked, unkeyed, unbased

   OP is keyed as fuck

   Holy keyed.

2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Intoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.
   • 1995 July 4, “I got 5 on it”, in Operation Stackola‎, performed by Luniz and Michael Marshall (singer):

     [Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.

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