- “I just pwned you too, punk.”
pwn (3)
verb; other word formation type leetspeek
to own
Etymology : Originated in the mid-2000’s in an online game called “Warcraft” when a map creator misspelled “owned”. When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say so-and-so “has been owned” but instead it said so-and so “has been pwned”. It is a common leetspeak.
Source : Christian Fletcher in Baker College, November 27, 2010.
Last modified: 9 December 2010