The phrase "absolute basic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is fundamental or essential, often in a context where simplicity or foundational knowledge is emphasized.
Example: "Before we dive into advanced topics, let's review the absolute basic principles of the subject."
Alternatives: "fundamental basics" or "essential fundamentals".
The absolute basic line for punk clothes, as established by the Ramones, is a biker jacket, a shrunken T-shirt with an infantile image on the front, skinny jeans with a tear in the knee, and sneakers".
When the previous government introduced the minimum wage, it was supposed to be the absolute basic salary which an employer could pay under the law.
Let's start with one of the absolute basic, easiest repairs anyone can do.
The house is pared back to the absolute basics.
This was R&B-infused hard rock, boiled down to the absolute basics.
And the upshot will be more families with too little money for absolute basics for children, like food and warmth".
Zuckerberg (grey T-shirts) and Barack Obama (blue suits) adopt a similar strategy by paring down their wardrobes to the absolute basics.
Both growers stressed the absolute basics: lavender needs good drainage and sweet soil, which means adding lime and plenty of compost to clay-based soils.
Alison Mosshart, an American singer, and Jamie Hince, a British guitarist, write songs pared down to absolute basics: beat, riff and vocal.
Depending on what you read you'll need two hours to make a stab at the absolute basics (standing and moving forward slowly) and a full day to crack anything more impressive (turning, stopping, glissading through shopping malls).
But even their contribution of 2,000 soldiers, while laudable, falls short of achieving anything other than the absolute basics: protecting French interests and citizens, and guarding key points like the airport and parliament.
