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It's a typo of "own", which is a slang title for basically whuppin' someone's ass, especially in a video game online. So "pwn" is the total online geek term for own, as in "I pwned ur ass, zOMG! lol!!!@!!@!"

Originally posted by Ogami Itto
sorry to sound like a dumbass but what does "pwn" mean

I've gotta ask the same question. What does pwn mean?

so its intentionally spelt wrong?? how did that come about??

i take it its a USA thing!

Originally posted by Ogami Itto
so its intentionally spelt wrong?? how did that come about??

i take it its a USA thing!

And just where are you from? Japan?

yea it most likely is and 😠

whats with the pissed off smilie atlant80??

i'm american

and that pisses u off??

you said its American and you pretty much said its stupid i take it that you mean only an American would be stupid enough to think that up

when did i mention stupid???i was honestly inquiring about a word i didm't understand!!!

you pretty much said its stupid

when i said i take it its an american thing, i was meaning the use of the word pwn! not that mispelling was an american thinng!

if thats what u mean

ohhhh sorry then but there are non americans here that use it

its ok 😄 buti also meant the origin of the word was an american thing

It is, from an American kid online trying to spell own and getting pwn, and it just caught on. Personally, I find it amusing.

'Pwn' is the brainchild of online ingenious represented by the Jawa Lords. It was coined as a term during the Great Ewok Wars, during which several expert verbal combatants utilized their talents to stave off the blibbering, nonsensical beings that were the Furballs of Endor. Upon victory, the Jawas would, in a cry of victory, state 'You've been PWN3D!!!'

Wouldn't the translation be "ootini!" ?

Our official spelling is Oooteenie. However, utinni and Ootini are variants. And if you're Slavic, slap a ski on the end of it.

Oooteenieski!

Originally posted by Lord Janus
It is, from an American kid online trying to spell own and getting pwn, and it just caught on. Personally, I find it amusing.

So, he spelled pwn, and pwned everyone, but pwned himself at the same time from the typo. What Pwnage!

Chinchilla pwnage.