Pwn

Pronunciation

• UK:
• IPA: /əʊn/ or
• IPA: /pəʊn/ or
• IPA: /pəʔˈəʊn/ or
• IPA: /piˈəʊn/ or
• IPA: /pwÉ™n/ or
• US:
• enPR: ōn, IPA: /oÊŠn/ or
• enPR: pōn, IPA: /poÊŠn/ or
• enPR: pwōn, IPA: /pwoÊŠn/ or
• enPR: pÉ™-ōnʹ, IPA: /pəʔˈoÊŠn/ or
• enPR: pÄ“-ōnʹ, IPA: /piˈoÊŠn/ or
• US:
• enPR: pôn, IPA: /pɔːn/

Origin

own, possibly born out of a typographical error (o being adjacent to p on qwerty keyboards).

Full definition of pwn

Verb

1. (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet) To own in the sense of defeat.
2. (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet) To beat someone or something by a wide margin, usually in relation to a game.

Noun

1. (Internet, slang, originally leet) Triumph, defeat, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.

Derived terms

• pwnage