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Created in 1972 by the 3rd SOG (Special Operations Group) when a Lt. Colonel Hank Munro shot a Vietnamese sentry with a Mk22 Hush Puppy. Due to the tension at the time, he inadvertantly said "pwned" instead of "Delta, move in and eliminate all hostiles." The subsequent death of Lt. Col. Munro as he charged a heavily fortified position lead to the term "pwned" being adopted as short-hand for "that dumbass just got his ass whupped in a helluva funny way."
"Did you see that car crash where 27 people died after someone swerved to avoid a cat?"
"PWNED."
pwned by Sledge Sparrow July 2, 2005
How retards say 'owned.'
mAn +HoS3 DuD3z +0+@lLy PwNed U$ lolololololololololz
pwned by DrHighScore February 11, 2008
Definition: A corrupted version of the word "owned". Due to the fact that the "P" and "O" keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard are so close together it can be easy to miss the "O" key and accidentally hit the "P" key. The word itself means to exel at the game or kill someone in a game.
Gamer 1: *Hides behind a wall*
Gamer 1: He'll never get me here.
Gamer 2: *Throws grenade over wall and it lands beside GAMER 1*
Gamer 1: OH SHIT!!!
*Grenade explodes*
Gamer 2: Pwned Noob!
Pwned by Burkus December 28, 2008
Pwned. The total domination or shut down of a person, place or thing. The word pwned originated from the word owned, which arrived from the word own, which came from the word cat. Pwned has become one of the most frequently used words around the world. It is used in such places as:
Australia: "You just got pwned mate!"

Hawaii: "Oh right I've heard you got pwned or what"

Japan: "I pwn you!" ^^

North America: "You just got pwned.."

The south part of north America: "Y'all just got pwned!"

And just a little more south of that: "Ao mau I pwn you homies!"
Pwned by So.Awsome. September 22, 2011
This is a word that my kids use on the internet.... when I asked what it meant, they told me that it was a bastardized version of "owned".

This is a "teen word".. and for some of you to continue arguing over the origins... well, see my example below.
"Urban Dictionary users who continue to argue over the origins of adolescent internet terminology, are totally pwned by the rest of us who really don't give a shit."
pwned by Whisper00300 December 10, 2006
the stupidest fucking word used on the internet today. people think its funny or cool to use this word, when really they sound like fucking idiots.
"---"got pwned...im soo cool , i used 'pwned'!"

SHUT THE FUCK UP
pwned by Laety March 26, 2008