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pwn verb [ pəʊn ]

• (especially in video gaming) utterly defeat (an opponent or rival); completely get the better of.
• "I can't wait to pwn some noobs in this game"
Origin: early 21st century: supposedly resulting from a common mistyping of own as a result of the proximity of the letter P to the letter O on a keyboard.


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