To humiliate, debunk, annoy or assert dominance over
Liberals, or socially left-leaning individuals.
Often used ironically in relation to
Conservative or socially Right-Wing individuals who engage in petty behaviour, hipocrisy or morally questionable actions, in an attempt to humiliate/provoke
Liberals.
Unironically:
Person A: Did you watch
X Person in last night's debate? He truly dominated the scene, the moderator literaly called off the debate because the opposition couldn't even make up a coherent sentence. And the audience was already protesting.
Person B: He truly
owned the libs.
Ironically:
Person A: I refuse to wear a mask in public, its my freedom, and your feelings
don't matter.
Person B:
wow... Getting Covid to own the libs...