Wordie: Pwn: Comments

Comment by coldspire, 4 months ago

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:05 +0000

I say this as "pween" or "pweened," which forks the original word's inexplicable pronunciation for the second (or third?) time!

Further antagonizing of comrades is accomplished via the use of "pweenage."

Woot.

Comment by yarb, 4 months ago

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:27:22 +0000

It's got to be pronounced "poon"! I think the thing is, this is a word which ought not to be pronounced at all. It's a word which openly rejects vocalisation!

Comment by pterodactyl, 4 months ago

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:10:58 +0000

When I first saw the word "pwn", I thought it was derived from Welsh, like "cwm" or "crwth". I went around for over a year hearing it my head as "poon".

Then one day I attempted to use the word in conversation. It was a bewildering moment; all of a sudden, everyone was chortling and making references to Tang.

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:21:31 +0000

Great. All this talk of "pwned" is making me hungry for hush puppies.

Comment by uselessness, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:13:44 +0000

Sounds like you got pwned by pronunciation.

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:06:16 +0000

I know, U, but it makes me sad. *weeps*

Comment by uselessness, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:24:57 +0000

Yes, it's definitely pronounced like "poned," and in an ironic, knowing manner.

Comment by seanahan, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:07:06 +0000

The only people I know who actually say "powned" are cognizant of its origin, but find it funny to pronounce the p.

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:50:16 +0000

I thought the standard was "owned," but I guess most people don't know that and say "powned," so... *is sad about this*

Comment by skipvia, 10 months ago

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:20:56 +0000

Interesting that this word exists mostly in written form, without a standard pronunciation.

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:11:44 +0000
this says it all

Comment by sionnach, about 1 year ago

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:38:45 +0000

The slang term pwn, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture, means to soundly defeat an opponent. It is sometimes used for taunting of an in-game enemy, and rubbing in victories. The etymology of the term pwn is believed to be rooted in a typographical error arising from the proximity of the 'p' key to the 'o' key on a standard English keyboard.

Pronounced sometimes as 'own', sometimes as 'pone'.

Wordie: Pwn: Comments

Comment by coldspire, 4 months ago

Comment by yarb, 4 months ago

Comment by pterodactyl, 4 months ago

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Comment by uselessness, 10 months ago

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Comment by uselessness, 10 months ago

Comment by seanahan, 10 months ago

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Comment by skipvia, 10 months ago

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:11:44 +0000 this says it all

Comment by sionnach, about 1 year ago

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:11:44 +0000
this says it all