Owned
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Owned, often typed as own3d, 0wned, 0wn3d, pwned, pwnd, ()vvn3d, pwn3d or pwnt, is an internet slang word used commonly in gaming circles to acknowledge a form of superiority through the downfall of another group, be it another gaming clan, or a single user. This can be in the context of winning an online game, a debate on a forum, or attaining a successful hacking, as well as the signature to a rebuttal, such as "You got 0wned!" to announce the defeat of another user on the internet in the form of a debate or flame war. It signifies defeat and humiliation, often through the dominance or superiority of another party. For example, a player who repeatedly beats his opponent in online computer games, may claim he has "owned" him, even in games like Halo 2 or Counter Strike, a player in a single match that has been killed in a way that is deemed to have taken a large amount of skill but most time luck (though players with a high amount of skill or experience can pull off more difficult moves) it is said that the opponent who is killed "got owned". There are military examples of similar sentiments being expressed by a victorious party.
Origins
The slang use of the term originated in computer security, as a reference to illicitly obtaining full control of a computer system, thus figuratively compromising its ownership. This was expressed in phrases such as, "I own your computer." The origins of "owned" and derivative expressions (e.g. own3d, 0wned, powned, pwned, pwnd, pwn3d, pooned, pawned, etc.) cannot be traced back to any single person, but it has a history of being used as a form of graffiti left by crackers on compromised systems, as in "Owned by so-and-so". The popular variant "pwned" is a typo that has achieved its own level of popularity, particularly in the online gaming community.Other Examples and Usages
-->"Owned" is also commonly used in a context when one person has decisively finished an argument and the other arguing party(ies) are at complete lack of words.
"Owned" can also be used to signify self-contradiction, when someone has been injured in a comical/funny way, or when someone has fallen victim to a practical joke. For example, someone may be "owned" if they base their knowledge on a source, but then are contradicted by the very source on which they 'based' their knowledge upon.
"Owned" is most commonly used in England to signify being outwitted by a person or object in a usually competitive situation.
"Owned" can also be used to signify being defeated in a way that shows dominance, by a person in reality and in internet gaming, eg if someone talking about someone behind their back is confronted, and knocked out in one punch it could be said they just got "owned" by their opponenet. As said is most often used in internet gaming, as a form of insult.
The term has resulted in a host of pictures showing 'ownage'. Popular ones include:
- [A woman getting kicked in the face] Note that the man says, "PWNT!" This also means owned but in gamer talk or leet (1337).
- A screaming child on a hood of a driving car.
- [A boy with a disastrous haircut] This one is very popular in Brazil.
- [The oralse.cx cat skipping onto a land mine].
- [A toddler having scribbled on a baby's face with marker pen.]
- [A child screaming while being given a shot.]
- A Mickey Mouse scaring a child. [link] Other images (such as Domo-kun) have also been used as replacements ([link] and [link]).
- A field goal kicker kicking an opposing player in the testicles.
References
- Usage in security-compromise context.
- USENET posting with usage in security-compromise context.
- OT user CHORDATE lying about a bar tab.
External links
- [RateMyOwnage.com] - Rating site of "Ownage" pictures
- [Embossed-Net] (www.theownage.name) - popular teen forum
- [JustGotOwned.com] - Aninote.com's "Just Got Owned" dynamic animated note
- [Ownage.nl] - Dutch Videogamessite
- [Owned.com] - Fairly new owned gallery, with pictures and videos
- [Owned Gallery] - FormsPile's "Owned" gallery
- [PurePwnage] - Episodes about a pro gamer who "pwns" n00bs and includes a lot of gamer slang.
- [Pwn3d] - Portal website with a "pwnage" theme.
- [Pwned.nl] - A Comical example of somebody being pwned.
- [OWN3D.it] - Over 350 own3d images for a moment of fun.
See also
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