A corrupted version of the word "owned", this..."word"...has been plagueing internet space since the day some nerd accidently hit the "P" key instead of the "o" to display owned. its definition is unknown, as only the retarded can say it, but it is believed to mean "I have no place in Internet gaming".
"Dude I just pwned you hardcore!" *gunshots from every direction*
"Dude I was pwned!" *gunshots from every direction*
"I hate it when people use the word "Pwned" *gunshots from every direction*
"Dude I was pwned!" *gunshots from every direction*
"I hate it when people use the word "Pwned" *gunshots from every direction*
by Brennen December 15, 2003
a type of the word 'owned' usually made in the excitement of typing owned and an either misplace of the right hand middle finger on the 'P' or the fat hands of most gamers spamming either.
by stuf April 29, 2003
A basic error on the part of a Warcraft Map Designer; It is a misinterpretation of the word "owned"
In gaming language, it means to be elite and "totally dominate" or to "Own" with a "p" or "Pwn"
It can also be used as sort of a refrence to being "elite" or "uber"
This word was first used when a Warcraft Map Designer screwed up in his designing and programmed the computer(when the other player had lost) to say "You were owned." He made a typo and instead the computer ended up saying "You were pwned."
In gaming language, it means to be elite and "totally dominate" or to "Own" with a "p" or "Pwn"
It can also be used as sort of a refrence to being "elite" or "uber"
This word was first used when a Warcraft Map Designer screwed up in his designing and programmed the computer(when the other player had lost) to say "You were owned." He made a typo and instead the computer ended up saying "You were pwned."
1."Dude, I just pwned you!"
meaning "Dude, I just owned you!"
2. "Dude, my 90th-level sorceror pwns!"
meaning "Dude, my 90th-level sorceror owns!"
meaning "Dude, I just owned you!"
2. "Dude, my 90th-level sorceror pwns!"
meaning "Dude, my 90th-level sorceror owns!"
by Genetix July 19, 2005
This word's origins do infact come from quake 3 like a gentlemen from the first page mentioned. A player named O.G. coined the term. Furthermore it was not a typo error it was done intentionally. I know this because I am the very O.G. himself. Some may remember my handle, mostly played ctf4 on quake.oarie.net. I'm an unknown e-legend. LOL. I am also the one who coined the term "knee grow."
by OG$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ February 7, 2010
1. Came from Counter-Strike, meaning "Pistol Owned". Very humiliating for whoever got "pwned" as the pistol is the weakest weapon in the game.
by FinalPhoenix November 19, 2003
1. "Pwned" is a variation on the word owned and means something to the same effect but to a worse degree. Pwned came about as part of 1337 because "P" comes after "O" in the alphabet (and on a qwerty keyboard) therfore to be "pwned" is worse than being "owned". Contrary to what many beleive, this is the true origin of the word.
by Brian L. W. March 19, 2006
An abbreviation for Player Was Owned
a popular saying heard while playing both console and PC video games
a popular saying heard while playing both console and PC video games
by Tom Florczak Jr. January 13, 2005