Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pwn

/piˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: pwn
IPA: /piˈoʊn/

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).

Dated

noun

Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of pulsar wind nebula.

noun

Abbreviation of person with narcolepsy.

Example Sentences

"I pwned them in game!"
"2nd guard: "Yeah, shiiit! I PWNED YO @zz!""
"Otherwise I use fury as my normal attack. Fury completely pwns!"
"When you get to the Temple of Marr, look very closely at the vases at zone-in and see if you can find the picture where Mith Marr "pwns" someone."
"My Trident pwns the Cirrus Logics!"
"NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED."

Etymology

From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /poʊn/
British English: /pəʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pwns (present, singular) pwning (participle, present) pwned (participle, past) pwned (past) pwnd (participle, past) pwnd (past) pwnt (participle, past) pwnt (past) pwns (plural) PWNe (plural)

Derived Forms

pwnage pwner pwnz0r wtfpwn

Phrases

Sinkie pwn Sinkie

Synonyms

own pwnz0r plerion narcoleptic

Homonyms

pone

Rhymes With

on gone drawn sean dawn new dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun pawn vaughan

Questions

How do you pronounce pwn?: The recorded pronunciation is /piˈoʊn/.
What does pwn mean?: To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
Where does pwn come from?: From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).

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