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pwn

[ pohn, pawn, pee-ohn, -awn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Slang. to totally defeat or dominate, especially in a video or computer game:
You just got pwned!
I pwned those guys in the end.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pwn¹

1990–95; intentional misspelling of own (used in the same sense), probably from the common mistake of typing “p” instead of the adjacent “o” on a standard keyboard

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The headline “Pwn Stars” is by Jeff Contompasis; Beverley Sharp wrote the honorable-mentions subhead.

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To be clear, hackers having access to a program’s source code doesn’t immediately mean they can instantly pwn it, breaking through its defenses.

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It's been dubbed "Rolling Pwn," and here's our @RobDrivesCars demonstrating how it works.

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Rolling-PWN’s website has videos of the hack being used to unlock those rolling code vehicles, and Stumpf was able to... well, pretty much pwn a 2021 Accord with the exploit, turning on its engine remotely and then unlocking it.

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Players downloading cheats to help them pwn and then getting pwned themselves is nothing new.

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