2009-11-12

The Internet Explained: pwn

Pwn

Pronunciation: "Pone" (like 'own' but with a P on the front)
Meaning: to hand someone his ass in a funny, geeky or extreme way.
Usage: "Let's go pwn some n00bz!"
Derivatives:
PWNED! - often used as an interjection to bring to everyone's attention the fact that someone just got handed his ass.
Chowned! - a conglomeration of "PWNED!" and "chown" which is a UNIX command to change ownership of a file or folder. Meaning: to hand a computer it's ass; to hand someone their ass in an extremely geeky way.

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