chown'ed
the past tense of the acronym CHOWN, meaning to change ownership in the world of computer files and geeks
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John Chow'ed
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sex ed clown
He earned a degree in a college town and decided to work as a sex ed clown. Now he has a penis puppet and a vulva puppet too. And he'll give a creepy lecture just for you
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chowned
what the fuck are you guys talking about, chowned is a clever combination of chown (the unix command) and owned (the lol-maker). they both share 3 letters chOWNed so that makes it clever. someone please remove the other definitions from the dictionary because they are ludicous and offensive. also, dongs.
chowned
To change ownership. Usable in any situation where someone or something loses possession to someone or something else. When the act occurs, someone exclaims "chowned!" loudly accompanied by snapping fingers, then pointing in a taunting fashion, often at the person or thing being chowned.
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Damn, last night we were getting totally Chowned in Counterstrike by some jerk dropping grenades at our spawn point. Felt like being on the Virginia Tech server.
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