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Definition of pwn

pwn    

noun

  • acronym for "person with narcolepsy" or "people with narcolepsy". Rare.
    I am a newly-diagnosed pwn and would like to learn more about medications used to treat it...

    Last edited on Aug 16 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 13 2015.

verb - transitive

  • Alternate spelling of own.

    Likely originated from a misspelling of "own" due to the proximity of the "O" and "P" keys on the QWERTY keyboard. A term mostly used by computer gamers.
    Get ready to be pwned!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

    Citation from "Epic Win", Slate, Christopher Beam, Oct 15 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Apr 14 2010. Submitted by Matt from Radcliff, KY, USA on Jan 04 2003.

  • to own someone with a pistol. Usually in a video game.

    Last edited on Feb 04 2005. Submitted by Tensore @. on Feb 04 2005.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':

Definitions include: acronym for "can't remember a fucking thing".
Definitions include: distance distortion factor.
Definitions include: acronym for "hot piece of ass".
Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on [the] floor laughing my fucking ass off".
Definitions include: acronym for "I don't even know".
Definitions include: acronym for "head mother fucker in charge."
Definitions include: acronym for "friend of a friend".
Definitions include: acronym for "Head Nigga In Charge."
Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess".
Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye".
Definitions include: acronym for "best buddy friend forever".
Definitions include: acronym for "point of view."
Definitions include: "hacker".
Definitions include: body.
Definitions include: shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye."

Other terms relating to 'alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of)':

Definitions include: acronym for "today I learned".
Definitions include: "frozen yogurt".
Definitions include: acronym for "kiss my teeth".
Definitions include: acronym for "not much, you".
Definitions include: a word that has come to be an acronym (or is viewed by some as an acronym) when it was not originally an acronym.
Definitions include: "tranquilizer".
Definitions include: acronym for "public display(s) of affection".
Definitions include: "every day".
Definitions include: DL is short for down-low, which basically means to keep things under-wraps, to keep a secret or lay low.
Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".
Definitions include: acronym for "visible panty lines".
Definitions include: "full of shit", "full of crap", or the like.
Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
Definitions include: acronym for "shamelessly self-promote".
Definitions include: vagina.

Other terms relating to 'computer slang':

Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information".
Definitions include: "free to play".
Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
Definitions include: in computing, to solve a problem or a bug by detecting for and addressing the specific circumstances that lead to it, rather than writing a more general solution.
Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
Definitions include: acronym for "pardon my jumping in".
Definitions include: acronym for "private message".
Definitions include: acronym for "get the fuck out", an expression of disbelief.
Definitions include: acronym for "Google that shit".
Definitions include: to vomit.
Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my damn head".
Definitions include: acronym for "licking my lips".
Definitions include: acronym for "best friend forever" or "best friends forever".
Definitions include: a "rule" of the internet stating that for any conceivable thing or situation, pornography has been created that depicts it.
Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my ass off."

Other terms relating to 'contractions (list of)':

Definitions include: a Caucasian who acts, dresses and emulates like a black person from the ghetto.
Definitions include: a sexually promiscuous member of a sorority.
Definitions include: a liberal Republican.
Definitions include: a stupid, silly, idiotic person.
Definitions include: "trying to".
Definitions include: sarcasm that centers on the speakers sense of superiority and ego needs.
Definitions include: a meal between lunch and dinner.
Definitions include: "twat" + "fanny".
Definitions include: northern California.
Definitions include: to sneeze and cough at the same time.
Definitions include: strange personal mannerism.
Definitions include: "got to".
Definitions include: inability to sleep due to pain.
Definitions include: "from under".
Definitions include: a contraction for "I don't know".

Other terms relating to 'to shoot':

Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot".
Definitions include: death by shooting.
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
Definitions include: to rob or extort.
Definitions include: to shoot repeatedly with a firearm.
Definitions include: to engage in sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
Definitions include: the usual procedure.
Definitions include: to inject a drug.
Definitions include: soda; soft drink.
Definitions include: to shoot.
Definitions include: to begin firing a firearm.
Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: being shot so as to improve one's attitude.
Definitions include: to shoot someone or something with a firearm.

Other terms relating to 'to win, defeat':

Definitions include: to defeat.
Definitions include: see bitch.
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: to physically beat.
Definitions include: a slap of the manner described in the verb form.
Definitions include: an emphatic and comprehensive win.
Definitions include: to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school."
Definitions include: to rob or extort.
Definitions include: a musical phrase.
Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
Definitions include: anything great, cool, awesome.
Definitions include: defeated.
Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me".
Definitions include: to be victorious; defeat.

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Other terms relating to 'own':

Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self.
Definitions include: the experience of some unpleasantness that one gives to others.
Definitions include: to praise one's self.
Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements.
Definitions include: to praise one's self.
Definitions include: "bring your own..."
Definitions include: acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze".
Definitions include: "bring your own wine".
Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework".
Definitions include: for a company's products to be used internally.
Definitions include: See own.
Definitions include: Clueless.
Definitions include: to enjoy the smell of one's own flatulence.
Definitions include: "mind (one's) own business."

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