Pwned

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The term Pwned stems from what was originally, in all imminence, a typo of the word "owned". Since, on American QWERTY keyboard layouts, P and O are right next to each other, it's a fairly plausible typo.

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Forms of the word

  • Past tense: Pwned
  • Present tense: Pwn
  • Verb: Pwning
  • Adjective: Pwnage

Pronunciation

To pronounce the word pwned, simply stick a P in front of the word "owned" to get "powned".

Definition

When something is very thoroughly owned, it is pwned.

Usage

Common usage:

"I just totally pwned that guy!"

Referencing Guild Wars:

"Shiro Tagachi is made out to be a really tough foe, but a good party can pwn him in under two minutes!"

Referencing Super Bowl 42:

"Patriots just got pwned!"

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