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keyed.

Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kiːd/
  1. Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.

  2. Praiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.

    Internet
    OP is keyed as fuck
    Holy keyed.
  3. Intoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.

    slang
Where this word comes from

* (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party 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).

verb/kiːd/
  1. simple past and past participle of key

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

* (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party 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).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.