Definition of pwned

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.
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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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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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CRAFT	Definitions include: acronym for "can't remember a fucking thing".
DDF	Definitions include: distance distortion factor.
HPOA	Definitions include: acronym for "hot piece of ass".
ROFLMFAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on [the] floor laughing my fucking ass off".
IDEK	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't even know".
HMFIC	Definitions include: acronym for "head mother fucker in charge."
FOAF	Definitions include: acronym for "friend of a friend".
HNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Head Nigga In Charge."
gam	Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess".
kthxbai	Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye".
bbff	Definitions include: acronym for "best buddy friend forever".
POV	Definitions include: acronym for "point of view."
hax0r	Definitions include: "hacker".
bod	Definitions include: body.
kthxbye	Definitions include: shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye."
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TIL	Definitions include: acronym for "today I learned".
frogurt	Definitions include: "frozen yogurt".
KMT	Definitions include: acronym for "kiss my teeth".
NMU	Definitions include: acronym for "not much, you".
backronym	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.
tranq	Definitions include: "tranquilizer".
PDA	Definitions include: acronym for "public display(s) of affection".
erryday	Definitions include: "every day".
DL	Definitions include: DL is short for down-low, which basically means to keep things under-wraps, to keep a secret or lay low.
FTFY	Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".
VPL	Definitions include: acronym for "visible panty lines".
full of it	Definitions include: "full of shit", "full of crap", or the like.
AFAIUI	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
SSP	Definitions include: acronym for "shamelessly self-promote".
poontank	Definitions include: vagina.
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WTMI	Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information".
F2P	Definitions include: "free to play".
GFY	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
special-case	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.
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
PMJI	Definitions include: acronym for "pardon my jumping in".
PM	Definitions include: acronym for "private message".
GTFO	Definitions include: acronym for "get the fuck out", an expression of disbelief.
GTS	Definitions include: acronym for "Google that shit".
barf	Definitions include: to vomit.
SMDH	Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my damn head".
LML	Definitions include: acronym for "licking my lips".
BFFE	Definitions include: acronym for "best friend forever" or "best friends forever".
rule 34	Definitions include: a "rule" of the internet stating that for any conceivable thing or situation, pornography has been created that depicts it.
LMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my ass off."
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wigger	Definitions include: a Caucasian who acts, dresses and emulates like a black person from the ghetto.
sororiwhore	Definitions include: a sexually promiscuous member of a sorority.
cuckservative	Definitions include: a liberal Republican.
coxo	Definitions include: a stupid, silly, idiotic person.
tryina	Definitions include: "trying to".
narcasm	Definitions include: sarcasm that centers on the speakers sense of superiority and ego needs.
linner	Definitions include: a meal between lunch and dinner.
twanny	Definitions include: "twat" + "fanny".
NorCal	Definitions include: northern California.
snough	Definitions include: to sneeze and cough at the same time.
idiotsyncrasy	Definitions include: strange personal mannerism.
gotta	Definitions include: "got to".
painsomnia	Definitions include: inability to sleep due to pain.
fromunda	Definitions include: "from under".
dunno	Definitions include: a contraction for "I don't know".
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bust a cap	Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot".
lead poisoning	Definitions include: death by shooting.
wet	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
take	Definitions include: to rob or extort.
pump full of lead	Definitions include: to shoot repeatedly with a firearm.
plug	Definitions include: to engage in sexual intercourse.
clap back	Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
drill	Definitions include: the usual procedure.
shoot up	Definitions include: to inject a drug.
pop	Definitions include: soda; soft drink.
pop a cap	Definitions include: to shoot.
open up	Definitions include: to begin firing a firearm.
smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
ballistic therapy	Definitions include: being shot so as to improve one's attitude.
clap	Definitions include: to shoot someone or something with a firearm.
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take down	Definitions include: to defeat.
*make (one's) btch**	Definitions include: see bitch.
*kick ss**	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
*whoop (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to physically beat.
*btch-slap**	Definitions include: a slap of the manner described in the verb form.
spanking	Definitions include: an emphatic and comprehensive win.
school	Definitions include: to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school."
take	Definitions include: to rob or extort.
lick	Definitions include: a musical phrase.
smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
ownage	Definitions include: anything great, cool, awesome.
p0wn	Definitions include: defeated.
CREAM	Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me".
*kick (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to be victorious; defeat.
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after (one's) own heart	Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self.
a taste of (one's) own medicine	Definitions include: the experience of some unpleasantness that one gives to others.
beat (one's) own drum	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
blow (one's) own horn	Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements.
blow (one's) own trumpet	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
BYO	Definitions include: "bring your own..."
BYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze".
BYOW	Definitions include: "bring your own wine".
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
DYOH	Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework".
eat (one's) own dog food	Definitions include: for a company's products to be used internally.
get owned	Definitions include: See own.
know (one's) own name	Definitions include: Clueless.
like (one's) own brand	Definitions include: to enjoy the smell of one's own flatulence.
mind (one's) own beeswax	Definitions include: "mind (one's) own business."
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