seen it used in some forums I visit
2006-08-19 01:30:54 · 5 answers · asked by chuck g 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."
Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."
It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.
"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."
OR
"That team totally pwned us."
2006-08-19 01:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by who8mycookies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The slang term pwn (past tense: pwned, pwn3d, pwnd, pwnt, or "p00n", various pronunciations) as used by the Internet gaming culture, means to defeat an opponent in a video-game. In this context, to be pwned can be defined as "to be defeated," ...
2006-08-19 08:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just visit this site u can find out
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Pwned
2006-08-19 08:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, glad you asked the question. I wanted to know, too. Now, I do! Thanks.
2006-08-19 08:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a slang.
2006-08-19 08:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋