Definder - what does the word mean?

What is PWNED?

The console command to pwn someone, or inform someone that they have been pwned.

In the Quake 3 engine, and others, the forward slash is used to denote that you want a cvar command (if you typed it without the slash, then it would be a "say" command, and broadcast to everyone in the game).

/pwned may be said on purpose rather than commanded to show emphasize the action of the pwnage without using many exclaimation marks, 1's, and oneoneones.

N00b: *shoots Kenthar with N00b Cannon* h@h@ l00ser. y00 di3 + i w1n!!!111!11oneone!!11!11oneone!!11111exclaimation pointexclaimation point!!11one
Kenthar: *While N00b is typing, knifes him in the back of the head* /pwned
N00b: OMG Typekiller! *leaves*

or

Admin: /pwned n00b
Server: N00b has been PWNED!
N00b: Abusive admin!

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PWNED - what is it?

This term actually comes from a game created hundreds of years ago, even before computers were invented. This game was called, 'chess'. The object of the game was to put the other player in checkmate, meaning, he was unable to move his king anywhere that he would not be threatened by another piece. Also in this game, you have 8 pieces at the front of your army called 'pawns', these were the least useful of all pieces, but that is not to mean they were worthless. If you could defeat the other player by using your pawn to apply check, that was called, and is still called pawned.

Now, back in the early 80's, before warcraft, counterstrike or even the INTERNET, there were ways you could contact other PC's by using a modem. These were called BBS's and allowed you to connect to individual computers acting as severs where games would be so that people could play other people they did not know. Now, when I used to play these games as well as many other people 22+, they used to use and coined the phrase, 'pwned'. Which was slang for pawned. It eventually was taken from just chess and used in other text based games to taunt the loser of a match. It is now commonly wide spread across the world, although the children do not understand its true meaning.

Saying it came from anywhere else is stating you're a poser for the fact you have no knowledge of gaming history and like to think you do so you make things up. Thanks.

Joe pawned/pwned Goerge along with his queen and knight.

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What does "PWNED" mean?

An intentionally mispelled term for "Owned". Originating as a result of the "P-key" being adjacent and aligned with the "O-key" on the QWERTY keybpard, it is a commpnly accepted term ampng gamers and shares the same definitipn as "Owned".

1. You just got pwned

2. To accredit the usage of "Pwned" to anything mpre particular than a commpn typo would be an unsubstantiated concept of it's origin.

3. Everyone else's definition of "Pwned" just gpt pwned

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PWNED - what does it mean?

Unlike the other people who have posted definitions that are ridiculous, do not have substantial backing, or are simply mis-informed, I will give the complete definition of what "pwned" means.

1. The origins of "pwned" are debated but there are two possible sources:
a. A prominent quake player mis spelled "owned" and the new word "pwned" was adopted by people who thought it was "1337".
b. A warcraft map designer misspelled "owned" and thus people started using "pwned" instead.

The definitions are as follows:
In video games:
1. Completely annihilated or dominated.
2. Perfectly owned, meaning the other player did not do any damage.

I pwned your head with my awp.

OR

I just pwned your ass noob!

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PWNED - meaning

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.

"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."

OR

"That team totally pwned us."

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PWNED - definition

To own somebody on a video game (mainly call off duty 4)

Xbox live gamer: Dude i just PWNED you with my RPG
Xbox live gamer 2: AW MAN I GOT PWNED

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PWNED - slang

A slight variation of the word owned meaning "personally owned" as in directly owned by a peer.

"Hey would you like to go to the dance with me?"

"OMG! no, u smelly freak"

-"Dude, she totally PWNED you."

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PWNED

pwned, is a word used by absolute wankers,
who think they wanna be different, and instead of saying OWNED, they used PWNED
(pronounced- pooned)

person1- "man i just totaly pwned that girl"
person2- "you're a wanker."

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PWNED

getting completely and utterly owned by a insult or comeback by an individual towards another individual

A.J(10:23:30 PM): your hott

Meagan (10:24:41 PM): you're not.

PWNED

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PWNED

Badly defeated/embarassed/hurt.

(see owned)

DarRangda was PWNED in the face with a shotgun by Zaku X.

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