Pwn (pronounced “p-own”)
– verb
to be owned, to have your rear kicked, to be destroyed in a spectacularly manner.
Origin
The is word common among gamers, geeks, and nerds.
Related Forms
Pwned, Pwn3d, and Pwnage
Usage
“Did you see that? I just pwned your ass!”
After crazy Uncle Rupert (Murdoch) claimed that he was contemplating hiding all of his news sites from Google and other news aggregation services (Rupert Murdoch Threatens Seppuku), the Internet was all a-buzz. While everyone was writing about how epicly stupid the idea was, Mike Masnick of Techdirt did some research.
Masnick realized that many of Murdoch’s own sites “parasited” content in exactly the same manner that he endlessly complains about with Google and Microsoft. Prestige sites like The Wall Street Journal and Fox News “steal” stories from blogs, other sources, and even Techdirt itself. Many of Murdoch’s most successful web properties “steal” stories, or have searches powered by Google that allow users to search the broader Internet within a News Corp branded user experience (Techdirt – the original post is worth reading).
Boom head-shot!
Mr. Murdoch, you’ve just been pwned.
The Geek Whisperer 