Basic, is exactly that, basic. For example if you say a girl is a "basic chick" she's very ordinary, unoriginal, nothing special about her. The origin probably came from the real meaning of basic, but rappers started applying it to people.
In this song by Kreayshawn, she talks about expensive handbags, and says she doesn't want them because it's basic. The reason it's basic is because just about any female with the money to buy those bags are walking around with them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4
*mild language in the video
Saturday, 27 February 2016
etymology - Where did the slang word "basic" come from?
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