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Owned by the phone. The phone controls your life. The phone rings - you obey its command. NOT answering the phone is not an option. You are powerless. Regardless of the hour, you will obey its desire no matter how ridiculous the request. Think you had other plans? Forget it. The phone rings and you are phowned.
OMG I have this final tomorrow and I so needed to study, and then the phone rings and now I have to go and meet Francine so I can listen to her whine about her boyfriend all night. I am so phowned!
phowned by wheaty May 8, 2008
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When you get smacked hard in your face or other parts of the body with a telephone or a cellphone.
The word has its origin from the term "Owned"
Niels sneaks up behind Kristian without him noticing.
He then bangs the phone on his head, yells "PHOWNED" and runs off...
phowned by Tommeliden Crew December 14, 2006
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One who's life cannot hang in the balance without their phone. Since our smart phones seem to take control over us in anything we do, we are officially PHOWNED - owned by our cell phones
I am sooo totally phowned that I cannot sleep without browsing Facebook first for about an hour.
Phowned by Schweets87 June 10, 2014
Someone who bought something very expensive with high hopes, only to find out it's completely worthless.
Person 1:I just bought an I-phone, but I need to activate it through my service provider or else it wont turn on!
Person 2: LOL! You just got i-phowned.
I-Phowned by Paul Ash August 3, 2007
When you have any problem with your phone,Be it not working or scaring you shitless.
Dude it was so quiet and all of the sudden my phone just scared the shit out of me.



oh snap,nigga you got ph0wned
ph0wned by natr0n February 14, 2009

phoned it in 

Being generally lazy with a task. Doing it half-assed instead of with your full ass.
Guy 1: Did you watch the last season of the O.C.?
Guy 2: It sucked.
Guy 1: Yeah, they really phoned it in on that one. They just kept killing people off and making up new characters.

Man 1: I phoned it in on work on friday. I basically did nothing all day but eat a sandwich.
phoned it in by JDtheReviewer January 6, 2008

Phoned it in 

(verb) to have completed an action, especially giving a performance, while showing a minimum of effort.

Generally used to refer to performances that border on unprofessional. The intended audience would have been similarly disappointed if the person had delivered the performance by speakerphone, in order to spend more time on leisurely pursuits.
"Her song and dance routine at the music awards was horrible! She looked out of shape, she forgot half the words... she basically just phoned it in."
Phoned it in by Agent337 January 3, 2009
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