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Rhymes with 'own' -- which is why it's "pwn to own." It was originally a misspelling of 'own' I think.
by mig39 11y ago
Rhymes with 'own' -- which is why it's "pwn to own."
It was originally a misspelling of 'own' I think.
- beeboop 11y agoKnowYourMeme [1] is surpisingly high quality and informative sometimes. "pwn" apparently has origins going as far back as the 60s, but I had to guess it's mostly popular these days due to the brief leetspeak phase of the early 90s, where it was a more pointed, edgier way to write "owned". [1] http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owned-pwned http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owned-pwned