pwn
Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeatedTriumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
» Verily, a noob was pwn'd and he was pwn'd hard.
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2 senses(Internet, countable, uncountable)Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
(Internet, countable, uncountable)An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code.
Examples
7 sentencesOrigin
From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty kFrom own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).
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Forms
plural: pwnsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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