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 07, 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
In 1967 the main guy off of the A Team (Hannibal?) found some plutonium in his jeep and he sanded it down and made it into the shape of a gun, which he fired often, but never actually hit anyone with it. Face and B.A. got in a fight over who got to hold it while Hannibal guy smoked his huge ass ceegar, until Murdock shouted out,"if you guys dont give me that Palm Wielded Nuclear Energy Device I will come over there and act all crazy RIGHT IN YOUR FACES!" So they stopped fighting, because they didnt like it when Murdock went crazy. They got dominated. They got owned. They got PWNED!
by the jacetyle January 02, 2007
Meaning "pure ownage", often used to describe how well a gamer defeats another gamer.
Also has references to the game of chess where a pawn is the weakest piece on the board and easily taken.
May also have origionated from a misspelling of the word owned, the p and o are together on the keyboard - however this is not a definition!
Also has references to the game of chess where a pawn is the weakest piece on the board and easily taken.
May also have origionated from a misspelling of the word owned, the p and o are together on the keyboard - however this is not a definition!
The weak character was PWNED by the strong character, the weak character died within a few seconds and it was very funny (to a gamer).
by The hot guy from school... May 05, 2009
Totally ass-kicked, beaten like a red-headed stepchild, shit got wrecked. Associated with online gaming (CounterStrike, Warcraft, Starcraft, etc. etc.)
"I just destroyed your Watch Towers with a Peon, you got PWNED."
"He talked back to me so I used my fist to PWN him in the face."
"I just totally pwned this guy with a Zerg Rush, kekekekekeke."
"He talked back to me so I used my fist to PWN him in the face."
"I just totally pwned this guy with a Zerg Rush, kekekekekeke."
by Raggadagga Man April 13, 2004