keyed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb identify as in botany or biology, for example
  2. verb provide with a key
  3. verb vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

Etymology

* (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).

Synonyms

identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name

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