by Gian Stefano January 16, 2009

It derives from being “owned” in an online FPS game, like DOOM or QUAKE.
If someone frags you, esp. quickly, they consider you “owned”. If they type “owned” in the text message box too quickly (because they’re too busy shooting stuff), they hit the “p” key instead of the “o” key, because those keys are spatially local, and they end up typing “pwned”. Eventually, “pwned” became more popular to type than “owned”.
If someone frags you, esp. quickly, they consider you “owned”. If they type “owned” in the text message box too quickly (because they’re too busy shooting stuff), they hit the “p” key instead of the “o” key, because those keys are spatially local, and they end up typing “pwned”. Eventually, “pwned” became more popular to type than “owned”.
by Bruce October 08, 2004

by Justin May 28, 2004

by Fjölnir Ásgeirsson September 28, 2005

1. Coming from owned.
2. Owning, beating, or defeating one, commonly in a video game.
3. Beating someone beyond shame.
4. Killing, or fragging someone.
2. Owning, beating, or defeating one, commonly in a video game.
3. Beating someone beyond shame.
4. Killing, or fragging someone.
by i love my sexy November 24, 2006

It is a common misconception that POWN is a mispelling of the word PWN but it is actually just a way of saying PURE OWNAGE.
by jhouse May 15, 2005
