Definition of own
own 
verb - intransitive
- to be extremely good.
This game owns!
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Greg W. from Morgan Hill, CA, USA on Aug 18 2002.
verb - transitive
- to defeat someone severely, as in a verbal argument or in a competition, often to the point of humiliation. To "put someone in their place."
You just got owned!
Citation from "Dave of the Dead", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Daniel H. from CA, USA on Feb 09 1999.
- for a non-human subject to be unconquerable or to defeat a human.
Quake 3 owns you!
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Daniel H. from CA, USA on Feb 09 1999.
- to be better than someone or something at a particular task.
Citation from "Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon Do", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 05 2011.
notes
- Used frequently in online gaming. Possibly originates from computer "cracker" slang: "own root," which means that one "owns" the system administrator account, typically by possessing its password. Also 0wn, 0wned, pwn, pwned, etc.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Feb 09 1999. Submitted by Daniel H. from CA, USA on Feb 09 1999.
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| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
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| Definitions include: to be victorious; defeat. | |
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| Definitions include: a person who has the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self. | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework". | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business." | |
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