# What does 'pwn' really mean? - Funny!

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**Created:** [July 2, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-pwn-really-mean-funny/153567 "2005-07-02T15:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![grinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@grinch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grinch)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-pwn-really-mean-funny/153567/1 "2005-07-02T15:48:51Z")

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Haha, check this out, I loved every bit of it.

> **[Pwn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn)**
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> Pwn is a leetspeak slang term derived from the verb own, meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet-based video game culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated (e.g., "You just got pwned!"). In script kiddie jargon, pwn means to compromise or control, specifically another computer (server or PC), website, gateway device, or application. It is synonymous with one of the definitio...