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Definition of pwning a person
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...
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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.- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
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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.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Last edited on Feb 04 2005. Submitted by Tensore @. on Feb 04 2005.
notes
- Folk etymology: from "power" + "own".
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Last edited on Aug 04 2008. Submitted by Jacob M. on Aug 04 2008.
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| 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." | |
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| 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." | |
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| 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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