It's origins lie with the hacker community who would refer to taking control of a computer, effectively 'owning' it.
Hackers plays video games too, so the crossover is obvious.
Incidentally, this also the origins of l33t speak. Before teens got hold of it as a 'cool' way of talking, it was used to avoid automatic search routines looking for key words.
Hackers plays video games too, so the crossover is obvious.
Incidentally, this also the origins of l33t speak. Before teens got hold of it as a 'cool' way of talking, it was used to avoid automatic search routines looking for key words.
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Get the owned mug.Somebody get the upper hand over you and kicks your ass in any type of contest. Words, physical, computer, sexual, don't matter.
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Gamer1: Oh man, he had rockets and I sniped him right in the face. Owned!!
Gamer2: That's nothing. I owned my friend yesterday when I put laxatives in his Gatorade.
Gamer2: That's nothing. I owned my friend yesterday when I put laxatives in his Gatorade.
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