pwn.
To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
Meaning & usage
To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
I pwned them in game!
Where this word comes from
From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).
Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code.
Where this word comes from
From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).
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