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In reply to the discussion: If you Voted for Trump to be Against Hillary...you got p'wned [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)19. It's 90's slang. "pwn3d" -- "owned". Came in when the internet first caught fire mid 90s
There were many terms invented for message boards (before there were forums) so that intention and meaning could be disguised from uncool onlookers and to confuse search engines.
Leetspeak used numbers for some letters ('3' for 'e', for example).
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One of the most well thought out and well written OP's I've seen on DU. Thanks LaydeeBug.
Trust Buster
Feb 2017
#6
What does "p'wned" mean? I gather it means conned, but is it short for something?
raccoon
Feb 2017
#12
It's 90's slang. "pwn3d" -- "owned". Came in when the internet first caught fire mid 90s
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#19
You're never going to change the smugly self-righteous minds of the Hillary-haters.
Aristus
Feb 2017
#44