PWN

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pwn¹

  • /pəʊn/ UK
  • /pɔːn/ UK
  • /piˈəʊn/ UK, rare
  • /poʊn/ US
  • /piˈoʊn/ US
  • /pɔn/ US
  • /piˈɔn/ US, rare

Sounds like pone · Rhymes with -ɔːn, -əʊn, -ɔn, -oʊn

Where it comes from

From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).

verb pwns · pwning · pwned · pwnd

  1. Internet, ambitransitive, dated To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game). I pwned them in game!

noun pwns

  1. Internet, countable, uncountable Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
  2. Internet, countable, uncountable An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code.

PWN²

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of pulsar wind nebula.

noun PWNe

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of pulsar wind nebula.pulsar wind nebula

PWN³

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of person with narcolepsy.

noun PWNs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of person with narcolepsy.person with narcolepsy

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