hey got a question

[.::UNKNOWN::.]

alright my buddy asked this same quetion on world of warcraft and got a good conversation started what is the exact definition of pwnd

[chrisdavis]

1. pwned

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."








Definitions of PWNED on the Web:

The verb to pwn (past tense: pwned, pwnd, pwn'd, pwnt, pooned) as used by the Internet gaming subculture, means to beat or dominate an opponent. While it probably originated as a typing error of the word own, it is now used intentionally by many members of the subculture. The term has become so ubiquitous in Internet circles that it is often used outside of gaming contexts; for example, "He just got pwned in that debate" or "The hunters pwned that bear."

[Stormhammer]

ha, that I did not know ( that it originated with a map name error )

[R.Kelly]

yea the map name thing is new to me but it makes sense

[.::UNKNOWN::.]

yeah i heard that one but there was aloto of funny shit said on wow about what the p meant and shit

[ShooterMcGavin]

it's the 1337 way of writing owned...

[Hulud]

south park did a great example of the type of person you strive to be