What does *Pwned* mean?

[fsuplayer]

At first I thought it was a typo of owned, but I see it way too often now for that to be the case.

thanks

[bugstud]

nerdspeak for owned

[SomethingClever]

[namknils]

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nerdspeak for owned

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Exactly. Don't use it. Also stay away from w00t w00t! Which apparently means you're excited. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[fsuplayer]

nerdspeak for owned

so the 'p' doesnt even stand for anything?

[namknils]

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nerdspeak for owned

so the 'p' doesnt even stand for anything?

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I think it was because "owned" was often misspelled by these nerds as "pwned" and somehow it caught on as the "cool" (geek cool) thing to do. I wish I didn't know this.

[fsuplayer]

this is all very disappointing.

[namknils]

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this is all very disappointing.

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No kidding.

<font color="white">man you're a quick poster </font>

[BusterStacks]

stfu n0ob, j00 w0uld g3t r0x0r3d bY ne 31337 h4x0r aNd wh3n th4t h4ppenz j00 will b3 liike OMFG h4x!!1 I g0t pwn3d!!1

[thatpfunk]

They are geeks and the can't type correctly? Then what the heck is pizowned or whatever that guys name is? And all this 1337 stuff? Computer geek stuff goes completely over my head, for several reasons Im sure.