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    What the hell does pwn mean? I know it sounds like I'm a n00b but please someone tell me
    I would love to be happy, but unfortunately I'm too busy being awesome and kicking your ass at everything

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    ...have no idea ö.ö

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    PWN (verb)

    1. An act of dominating an opponent.

    2. Great, ingenious; applied to methods and objects.

    Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".

    Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.1. "I pwn these guys on battlenet"

    2. "This strategy pwns!" or "This game pwn."

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    Its a wierd version of "own"

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    It means to beat someone at something and "own" them, like they're a slave.

    Example: I PWN U @ HALO!!!1ONWONE


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye
    Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".
    WarCraft? Seriously? I always imagined it had origins in FPS games, not RTS. I have just had my mind blown.


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    My mind just blew up:joey:

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    Your what?

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    its covered in a thread in feedback. But it logs you out of the forums, Dunno why anyone would bother but....

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    I usually pwn after headshots.

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    once again, it's a chess nerd thing

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    It's a stronger synonym for when somone says OWNED. It's like saying Jealous and Envy. Same word, ones a stronger way of usage...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Satans_apostle
    What the hell does pwn mean? I know it sounds like I'm a n00b but please someone tell me
    It's a n00b thing to say anyway.
    *It's a dirty urrg to aaaeek aaay, what you like*

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    geeky way of saying "owned"

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