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Definition of owning a person

own    

verb - intransitive

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) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    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!

    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) censored in hope of resolving 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.

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  • 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.

    Last edited on Feb 09 1999. Submitted by Daniel H. from CA, USA on Feb 09 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'to win, defeat':

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Other terms relating to 'own':

Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self.
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