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I have some sad friends. If I didn't learn this stuff half their conversations would go over my head.


Wikipedia enlightens us:


Pwn (/oʊn/, /poʊn/, /pəʔˈoʊn/, /pɔ??n/, /piˈoʊn/, /pwəʔˈn̩/) is a slang term that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound) or pwned (with the standard d sound). Examples include "pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by The Man.


The word "pwn" may have arisen and spread as a common typo of the word "own," due to the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys on a standard English keyboard. Alternatively, the word pwnage may have been created as a portmanteau of the words "pure" and "ownage," "perfect" and "ownage," or "powerful" and "ownage." Similarly, "pwn" may have derived from "powerfully owned," such as you just got powerfully owned (shortened to you just got pwned).

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> >

> How odd - I was going to post the very same thing

> - great name

>

> (and nice gaming reference too MP)

>

> Those of us with real names are never going to

> stand a chance with this tho'

>

> Oh I think HonaloochieB is a good un too


A tip of the hat to you SeanMG.

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