- Dang, that was pure pwnage.
pwnage
noun;
domination The origin of the word ‘pwn’ is very uncertain. According to Wikipedia, there are several theories of the origin of this word. It may have simply been a misspelling of the word ‘own’, which means the same thing. It may be a shortening of the word ‘pawn’. It also may have originated from the phrase ‘pistol-own’ — to use a pistol to ‘own’ another player in an online game called Counter-Strike.
Etymology : derivation of the word ‘pwn’, which probably originated from ‘own’
Source : Player on an online Counter-Strike server
Last modified: 10 June 2008