In gaming parlance, a choice or strategy that should guarantee victory. The phrase comes from the TV game show Hollywood Squares. Contestants choosing a square which would give them 3 in a row would frequently say something like "I'll take Paul Lynde for the win."
Harry: "We need more dps to get past this boss."
Sally: "Affliction spec for the win!"
by baudkarma February 18, 2008
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On imageboards, when a image post is made, the post can be win or fail, depending on if the image is liked and appropriate for the topic of the board.

This can be made stronger by adding epic before it, as in 'Epic win!'.
"WIN!!!"
"This thread is made of win"
"WIN! DO WANT!"
by Anonymous-obliges December 7, 2006
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1. a word used incorrectly when you should have used "won"
2. allowable in a game of words with friend on the itouch and android.
dude i just winned words with friends with "winned".
by bluefalcon897 March 17, 2011
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this is the mantra you repeat endlessly when you have completely screwed up your life. you hope that by the millionth time you've uttered this, on tv, online, to your lawyer, to your exwife, to your meth dealer, to your bosses at cbs that somehow the delusion will become reality.
charley's been on a meth binge screaming, "winning!", i should probably put him in my fantasy death pool team.

that homeless guy keeps yelling "winning!". wasnt he on two and a half men?
by the real lopez! March 14, 2011
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quality with which something wins a non-existant, abstract competition which has undefined criteria for winning
"win"
"full of win"
by j burrito June 13, 2008
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exclamation used to denote feelings of joy derived from the achievement of success in life endeavors
"Come Wednesday morning they're gonna rename it, uh, 'Charlie Brothers' and not 'Warner Brothers'. Heh. Duh, winning!"

--Charlie Sheen
by Mr. Banana Grabber March 2, 2011
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The action or reaction to the direct opposite of a fail. A win is a moment of such epic sucess that it needs not be acknowledged with more than an understated "Win" which signifies the moments' need to be granted the tag of a "Win" due to its importance in the History of Human existance.
Person 1 "Jane just got another boob-job and now their hugee!"
Person 2 "WIN"
by buddamunz July 12, 2009
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