pwnage
Internet and gaming slang for the act of completely dominating or defeating an opponent — ownage achieved by pwning.
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Internet and gaming slang for the act of completely dominating or defeating an opponent — ownage achieved by pwning. The word comes from an accidental or deliberate misspelling of ownership in gaming culture, where to own an opponent meant to defeat them decisively. Pwnage became a staple of 2000s internet and gaming vocabulary.
The livestream was basically two hours of pwnage from start to finish.
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(internet slang, leet) Ownage; the act of pwning.
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