Browsing page 4 of words meaning to win or lose (48 words total)
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M
make (one's) bitch 
verb
- see bitch.
Citation from "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 14 (2001) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 (2006) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 02 2011.
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nosedive
verb - intransitive
- to fail.
His business has been nosediving for some time now.
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Last edited on Sep 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 20 2012.
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own
verb - intransitive
- to be extremely good.
This game owns!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Last edited on Feb 09 1999. Submitted by Daniel H. from CA, USA on Feb 09 1999.
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ownage
interjection
- "ownage" can be used alone as an exclamation upon witnessing a stunning defeat.
Ownage!
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Last edited on Nov 27 2002. Submitted by Patrick M. from San Francisco, CA, USA on Nov 27 2002.
noun
- anything great, cool, awesome.
That was ownage.
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Last edited on Oct 05 2002. Submitted by Gus from CA, USA on Oct 05 2002.
- an action or event in which someone was owned or someone owned another person. (That is, defeated them severely.)
That was complete ownage!
That shot was ownage!
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Last edited on Oct 05 2002. Submitted by Gus from CA, USA on Oct 05 2002.
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p0wn
- Origin: Bnet, mid-nineties through modern day usage on world of WarCraft and other various games.
Oh dude I just pwned your fleet.
The scourge are pwning.
Dude that illy is total pwnage.
Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 21 2009.
verb
- defeated.
Dude you just got p0wned.
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Last edited on Apr 21 2010. Submitted by Eric and Chris V from Highland Village, TX, USA on Jan 10 2008.
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pillage
verb
- to defeat soundly. Perhaps a reference to "rape and pillage."
The Raptors got pillaged in their last game.
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Last edited on Feb 02 2000. Submitted by Graham W. from Ontario, Canada on Feb 02 2000.
- to eat.
Let's go pillage.
- See more words with the same meaning: to eat, drink.
Last edited on Oct 06 2001. Submitted by Cameron Bookout from Boulder, CO, USA on Oct 06 2001.
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pwn
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 blacked out to resolve 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 shoot.
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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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rape
- to abuse or damage, usu. to the point of uselessness or maximum damage.
I raped my credit card at the mall.
That car cut in so close it almost raped me.
Last edited on Oct 08 1998. Submitted by Philip T. from Chicago, IL, USA on Oct 08 1998.
verb - transitive
- to defeat greatly - figuratively or literally.
I am going to rape you at basketball.
Man, I totally got raped on that math test.
Your team got raped in the football game.
Greg raped me at soccer today.
Citation from "Chapter 12", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Graham W. from Ontario, Canada on Feb 02 2000.
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school
- Used to indicate being shown up so badly during a competitive activity that requires some skill (tennis, darts, shooting pool, football, etc.) you have been "taken to school." You were taught how to do it, and got beaten badly in the process.
I got schooled playing tennis today.
Last edited on Nov 04 1997. Submitted by Mike K. from Temple City, CA, USA on Nov 04 1997.
- To win at something by a large margin.
Man, I really schooled your ass in paintball yesterday!
Last edited on Dec 16 2001. Submitted by Derrick P. from Edmonton, AB, Canada on Dec 16 2001.
- Used when someone beats someone else badly.
I schooled you, man!
Last edited on Feb 24 2003. Submitted by Gordon M. from Vashon, WA, USA on Feb 24 2003.
verb
- to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school." That is, taught how to do something. And then they are badly beaten in the process.
Man, we schooled that team!
I got schooled playing tennis today.
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Last edited on Nov 04 1997. Submitted by Mike K. from Temple City, CA, USA on Nov 04 1997.
verb - transitive
- to tell a person about; to try and teach or educate a person about.
Don't try to school me on music - I know all about it.
Does he know I'm studying to be a mathematician? He was trying to school me on math yesterday.
Last edited on May 11 2013. Submitted by Amanda F. from Dayton, OH, USA on Dec 30 1999.
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screw the pooch
verb
- to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake. Originated in the US Air Force.
Well, Jim, we lost the account. Looks like you really screwed the pooch on this one.
Obama really screwed the pooch with his debate performance.
Citation from "Pilot", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "School Lies", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 14 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Oct 10 2012. Submitted by kim c. from Janesville, IL 62435, USA on Feb 18 1999.
- to fail completely. Originated in the US Air Force.
Q: How did you do on the exam?
A: I totally screwed the pooch.Oh man! You just screwed the pooch!
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Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Steve O. from Austin, TX, USA on Jan 17 2003.
- to waste time; "mess around".
Quit screwing the pooch and come help me.
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Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by Andrew G. from Spokane, WA, USA on Jul 19 2003.
- to die.
I heard from Fred that old Barney screwed the pooch.
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Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Kenn C. from Emmaus, PA, USA on Jan 18 2006.
notes
- See also "fuck the dog", "screw the badger".
Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by John C. from Kansas City, MO, USA on Aug 07 2006.
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