Pog has been around for years. But up until recent it has been pretty exclusive to streaming and esports. So I amagine it’s easy to miss if you are not in that bubble. pwn is the only one on the list I’ve never heard before.
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peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Did I miss pog and pwn? Or are they so new I haven’t heard them yet? My coworkers are all in the same age range as me, but they are cooler also. Anyway I’m old and a couple of them have “no cap” on jackets so I can’t imagine that’s a fresh one.
JayObey711@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It was my understanding that pwn mean you are “owning” them in like a winning way. Like instead of Saying “I just owned you” when you win at something, you say “I just pwned you.”
Am I way off? Does it have a new meaning? I’m so far out of the loop these days.
AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
It’s an intentional misspelling of “own”. The letter p is next to o on the keyboard. I think it was meant to mimic the frantic typing of a sweaty competitive trash talker.
blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 2 months ago
That’s my understanding too. And because people kind of like the sound of it, they might use it slightly more broadly than that - but not as broadly as ‘rad’ or ‘sick’ or even ‘pog’. I was there for the rise and demise of ‘pwn’, and it definitely was never as widespread as pog is now.
StephenTallentyre@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Lizardking27@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lmao pwn is like 20 years old.
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
No fucking way. Is it pronounced like pawn? P-W-N? Was it more of a online text thing?
mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s pronounced like Owned with a P in front. It was just a msipelli g that took off.
clickyello@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I love me a good msipelli g