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Doug Taylor said:
pwnt = 'owned' ............
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I'm very curious.....and am gonna do a google on it. But, how did the letters pwnt become equated w/ the word owned???? Anybody have any answers to this one?:confused:

I've seen this all over the net and it always confused me......huh, huh.....who's got the answers......

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Ok, here's what I found regarding the now infamous pwnt


Origins stem from owned, ownage, ownt. The character 'o' is next to the character 'p' on the keyboard. It was formed when some anonymous original party accidentally hit the 'p' for the word "OWNED".

It has the exact same meaning as the verb to own. The two words and their derivatives can be used interchangeably.

1. When a player is severely beaten by another player or party of players, in a game.
2. An expletive about a situation where something painful, embarassing, or bad happens to someone in real life.

The main dispute with this word is its pronunciation. It is originally believed that the 'p' is an accident and therefore not pronounced. However, several pronunciations have become accepted: p'ownt, pwynt, pinnt, etc.

e1. Gamer 1: I just killed your entire group and won the game.
Gamer 2: You pwnt us all...

e2. Oh my God, did you see that guy get hit by that car? He was pwnt!


2. A contraction of pwned. Whiles its meaning is essentially the same, the word's abrupt ending lends it a terse quality, making it especially suitable for the description of particularly sudden or decisive ownage.

e1. Noob1 runs out firing constantly in a spasticated fashion, but suddenly stops dead after being killed by a single shot to the head. In this scenario, Noob1 has been pwnt.


3. someone who likes to get highway delights

e1. I was going to school when i picked up this desert • and she gave me a pwnt.


So, nvm.....I've answered my own question.....now back to our regularly scheduled upgrade thread....:D
 
BCTAv8r said:
So how do you pronounce "pwned"?
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Cruise said:
Ok, here's what I found regarding the now infamous pwnt


Origins stem from owned, ownage, ownt. The character 'o' is next to the character 'p' on the keyboard. It was formed when some anonymous original party accidentally hit the 'p' for the word "OWNED".

It has the exact same meaning as the verb to own. The two words and their derivatives can be used interchangeably.

1. When a player is severely beaten by another player or party of players, in a game.
2. An expletive about a situation where something painful, embarassing, or bad happens to someone in real life.

The main dispute with this word is its pronunciation. It is originally believed that the 'p' is an accident and therefore not pronounced. However, several pronunciations have become accepted: p'ownt, pwynt, pinnt, etc.

e1. Gamer 1: I just killed your entire group and won the game.
Gamer 2: You pwnt us all...

e2. Oh my God, did you see that guy get hit by that car? He was pwnt!


2. A contraction of pwned. Whiles its meaning is essentially the same, the word's abrupt ending lends it a terse quality, making it especially suitable for the description of particularly sudden or decisive ownage.

e1. Noob1 runs out firing constantly in a spasticated fashion, but suddenly stops dead after being killed by a single shot to the head. In this scenario, Noob1 has been pwnt.


3. someone who likes to get highway delights

e1. I was going to school when i picked up this desert • and she gave me a pwnt.


So, nvm.....I've answered my own question.....now back to our regularly scheduled upgrade thread....:D
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I'm not entirely sure, but the above bold type should get us closer to a pronunciation solution. Although all of those pronunciations include the "p" and I thought the "p" was silent. Oh well, guess since it's not really a word, you pronounce it any way you want....LOL
 
Cruise said:
I'm not entirely sure, but the above bold type should get us closer to a pronunciation solution. Although all of those pronunciations include the "p" and I thought the "p" was silent. Oh well, guess since it's not really a word, you pronounce it any way you want....LOL
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OWNED!! Pretty easy really. Its a street racing term. Lose the race and lose your car, therefore the car is owned by the other guy now. Or something like that.

I just made that up actually. Sounds as good as any other explanation.

The P was a Typo, since its right next to the O
 
actually, my studies at harvard medical school confirm that, in fact, Pwnt or pwned is pronounced as follows: p-owned

ie. dude that jive turkey just got p-owned up the chicken tree.
 
mtsu_av8er said:
:( High Schoolers don't play video games anymore . . .
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Nope, but 24 year-old Chineese student pilots play them all night when they should be studying.
 
flyguy said:
Nope, but 24 year-old Chineese student pilots play them all night when they should be studying.
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I'd be such a bad role model if I worked there - CFI Lloyd would be right there with them, drunk, playing games all night!!:rawk:
 
mtsu_av8er said:
I'd be such a bad role model if I worked there - CFI Lloyd would be right there with them, drunk, playing games all night!!:rawk:
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Yeah, until after you spend 100 hours of ground instruction with them and they still can't tell you the difference between the departure and upwind legs of the traffic pattern, then you'll put an end to the games. :D
 
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